Recursion
2019 • 329 pages
Ratings270
Average rating4.2
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Ratings270
Average rating4.2
**Memory makes reality.**
That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived.
That's what neuroscientist Helena Smith believes. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious memories. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent.
As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face-to-face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.
But how can they make a stand when reality itself is shifting and crumbling all around them?
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I am not an emotional person and I’m full of emotion after finishing this book. Was a bit of a slower start but once I got sucked in, it was a whirlwind. Literally page turner where I couldn’t stop and needed to see what happened next. Fascinating to think of what is possible in the world as this book really stretches your brain (but not in a hard to follow way). You’ve got humor, you’ve got love, you’ve got emotions and tears. And you’ve just got a bunch of humans all trying to figure out the point of life and how to best live it. Beautiful book.
Liked. Very hard to review without spoiling, but an interesting take on a familiar concept. Light on character exploration, but the plot goes places.
OK I guess I have found my favorite read of 2019?? OMG!
When you think things are crazier/bad enough, it goes BEYOND.
Well, I say the same about Dark Matter but I found that this one is solid from the very start while Dark Matter takes a while to truly get going.
Blake Crouch's writing is just so good.
I think I put this book down for 2 days because I didn't want it to end. Lol
Anyway, Blake Crouch is awesome. Recursion is awesome. Read it.
A quick, fun read with some interesting concepts and philosophy. The dialogue sounds more like a TedX talk than human conversation and there is way too much plot getting in the way of the story.
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