Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

28 reviews

kmayatte's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Self harm, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, War, Blood, Dementia, Gore, Grief, and Murder

elmtreebooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Satisfying, fast-paced sci fi thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm

caitlincoile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

techigeekchic's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Car accident, Dementia, Self harm, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness

aerlevsedi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This story was very interesting, and not something I would normally read. My thoughts on what was happening in the book shifted so many times in the beginning and I was still surprised when we figure out the mystery behind Recursion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Car accident and Terminal illness

blackcoffee_andgoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child death, and Suicide attempt

colleenward_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this book messed me up (4.5 rounded)
I had so many questions during the mid point of the book (probably bc BLAKE CROUCH)... but I loved that the ending felt ~complete~
I found the overall premise of this story to be super interesting! It felt very creative throughout, especially how things kept *almost* aligning but never quite making it. I would say to definitely experience this book in the way you best experience them (whether that be reading, listening, etc.), because there are some technical parts and explanations of the plot that can get confusing if you drift away!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Dementia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit

thebooklifeofemilyrose's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

What I liked:

• Multiple POVs
• Great character development—the Barry and Helena you meet in the first few pages isn’t nearly the same ones you encounter at the end.
• Fast paced with engaging writing
• The science aspect—I’m a huge science nerd and really enjoyed how there was an even balance of science and plot throughout.

What I didn’t like:

• Also the science aspect—at times I had to reread the same paragraphs a few times because I really wanted to make sense of the science Crouch was writing about. I’m not a physicist so who knows if anyone of it’s accurate, but I really wanted to be able to follow it and sometimes it felt a bit too dense (but it didn’t affect the plot).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence