Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

63 reviews

kingsteph's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Suicide, Medical content, Self harm, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Child death, Mental illness, Grief, Genocide, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

bookalook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A fascinating story that revolves around humanity, technology, and exploring what we are all capable of. Slightly too rushed in the beginning and too long in the end, but overall an enjoyable, worthwhile read that is both entertaining and will stick with you after you're done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dementia, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and War

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Suicide, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Body horror

mothercoconuts's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt

maggies's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, War, Suicide attempt, and Grief

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Child death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Dementia, and Death of parent

alexiab's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I can already tell that this book is going to haunt me. I can’t fully wrap my brain around the twists and turns this story took, but this brilliant perspective on time, memory, and everlasting love is mind boggling in its complexity and its execution. 

I love the way Blake Crouch tells these stories with these different types of multiverses, how completely different and yet similar this book was to Dark Matter with the weaving together science fiction and an overarching story of fate and resilient love. it makes me question so much of our reality and the threads that tie us together, and I love to feel my brain melt when I think about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Gore, and Suicide

jmarierva's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

Absolutely incredible. One of the best sci fi books I’ve ever read! All based in our current reality and on this planet. Explores human influence on our reality through technology. Can’t recommend it enough! Will absolutely read more Blake Crouch!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, and War

Minor: Mass/school shootings

pollyflorence's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Violence, War, Child death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Vomit