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A review by liz_not_bennet
Recursion by Blake Crouch
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
4.5
Who would've thought that Recursion is a beautiful love story set in a horrendous loop of global catastrophy?
I usually shy away from anything to do with physics but Blake Crouch explores the topic of memories mostly in a philosophical way that I didn't mind the physical aspects even though they made my head hurt.
So many people are part of each others lives in a crucial way, them sharing the same memories and therefore being affected when one of those memories is altered. Weird how such a terrible thought experiment makes you feel closer to your fellow human beings.
Whether or not it was intended this book is also the story of a woman who has her intellect, her work, her dream and her freedom stolen again and again by men and is therefore a story of oppression. This was clear to me without it being on-the-nose.
Exceptional was also the weaving of parallels throughout the book, I found many connections between plot lines and characters only reinforcing this theme of togetherness.
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
My only question is:
Why didn't Slade remember the world ending in previous timelines and needed to be convinced of it??
I usually shy away from anything to do with physics but Blake Crouch explores the topic of memories mostly in a philosophical way that I didn't mind the physical aspects even though they made my head hurt.
So many people are part of each others lives in a crucial way, them sharing the same memories and therefore being affected when one of those memories is altered. Weird how such a terrible thought experiment makes you feel closer to your fellow human beings.
Whether or not it was intended this book is also the story of a woman who has her intellect, her work, her dream and her freedom stolen again and again by men and is therefore a story of oppression. This was clear to me without it being on-the-nose.
Exceptional was also the weaving of parallels throughout the book, I found many connections between plot lines and characters only reinforcing this theme of togetherness.
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
My only question is:
Why didn't Slade remember the world ending in previous timelines and needed to be convinced of it??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder