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adventurous
emotional
funny
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Murder, Toxic friendship
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Body horror
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely don’t sleep on this one. Fast-paced, propulsive sci-fi thriller that explores philosophy around memory. This felt a little too similar to Blake Crouch’s Recursion, but it also had some elements that made it stand on its own. I didn’t love all of the decisions that Nicholas Binge made, particularly with the ending, and I didn’t buy some of the logic, but the whole story was still very engaging. Will definitely check out whatever he writes next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Murder
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is one of the best twisting time travel tales I've ever read, and the conceit of the time travel method is fantastic. The battles between the objectivity, subjectivity, and pliability of memory create a tension that brings this book into thriller territory to great benefit to the story, resulting in an addicting read. But without the main characters, this book wouldn't shine as brightly as it does: Maggie is an indomitable force in the face of Hassan's archvillain cruelty and hubris, and the younger Stanley we see throughout the book chases a compelling scientific dream that ultimately shapes him into a hero in his own right. An all-around outstanding book that will definitely be on my best of the year list when submission time rolls around. Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Dementia, Murder
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Child abuse