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Recursion by Blake Crouch

87 reviews

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

“’That’s my pitch. Can I count you in?’ Helena looked across the table with a razor-blade smile. ‘You can get fucked.’” 

False Memory Syndrome has plagued the country. People are nearing insanity as real and false memories cloud their minds. After failing to save a woman unable to decipher between the two, detective Barry Sutton begins searching for the truth. And what he finds is certainly not what he expected.

Helena Smith has dedicated her life to developing a technology that will capture the memories of those, like her beloved mother, suffering from Alzheimer’s. When she receives the unending funding to make it actually possible, it doesn’t go quite as planned.

You don’t get this type of science friction often — a mind-bending look at memory loss and how we might change it. It’s a vortex of good versus evil. And although the ending was a bit redundant and dragged out, the majority of the book was a fast-paced, alternating-POV race against time itself.  

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kingsteph's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25


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liamourie's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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hyliansidekick's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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fountain_of_book's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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anniereads221's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0


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mothercoconuts's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

OMGGG 😍 I honestly struggled to get into it for the first third and was really focusing on wrapping my brain around all the memory/time stuff but the last 2/3 oh my lord it was absolutely unputdownable!! Read pages 102-329 without stopping. 
So original, well-written, loved the explanation of the reasoning/science behind the ideas, loved the end, loved Helena and Barry omg, and all the wildly horrific things in between lol I didn’t expect it to be so heavy or to make me feel all the feels at every turn!! LOVED. 

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maggies's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

What a fantastic and original take on time travel and its repercussions. Crouch really nailed the urgency and horror, and the narration was wonderful. Barry and Helena forever!

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kat_94's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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allytrainor's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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