Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

63 reviews

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Self harm, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Car accident, Dementia, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, War, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, and Torture

Minor: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Cursing

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

kenziewhitener's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Violence, and War

alrauna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

kirajarrar's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

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

alexcribbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Blake Crouch is amazing. I would’ve read this book in one sitting if I could’ve. I was anxious the whole way through, but in the best way. And the ending was the cherry on top. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse

rob's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

There were a few immersion-breaking plot points which kept this from being a 5 star book for me, but the overall story and characters made this book hard to put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent and Dementia

alexdicanio's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This was highly enjoyable. The start was a bit slow, and I found myself more interested in Barry’s story rather than Helena’s, but still curious as to how they came together. The main characters were well developed. I enjoyed reading about their separate stories, and also when they were together. Slade’s character I enjoyed reading about too. 

One of the best parts about this book is the author is incredible talented at ending a chapter or a section. I found that I I was eager to continue reading. By the end of book 2, the pace really started to pick up, and there was a lot that happened, but it didn’t feel overwhelming. 

I really like the plot of this book, it was interesting. I haven’t read many time travel books before, or books about memory, so this was a pleasant surprise. The ending of this book was fitting. It worked with the story. After reading this, I’m intrigued to look into more of this author’s work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

kmaron's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Dementia