
Recursion
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Jon Lindstrom
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Abby Craden
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By:
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Blake Crouch
New York Times best seller
From the best-selling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory - his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film.
"Gloriously twisting...a heady campfire tale of a novel." (The New York Times Book Review)
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Time • NPR • BookRiot
Reality is broken.
At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery - and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.
In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth - and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery...and the tools for fighting back.
Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy - before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.
Praise for Recursion
"An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page...a fantastic read." (Andy Weir, number one New York Times best-selling author of The Martian)
"Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human." (Newsweek)
"Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation...[Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings." (Entertainment Weekly)
"A trippy journey down memory lane...[Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself." (Time)
"Wildly entertaining...another winning novel from an author at the top of his game." (AV Club)
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Critic reviews
"A mind-bending thriller." (USA Today)
"[Crouch] has sketched out the rules for a new reality.... [Recursion] has a thrumming pulse that moves beyond big ideas and into their effects on a larger, more complex world." (NPR)
"[Recursion] will keep you up all night - first because you can't stop reading it, and then because you can't stop thinking about it." (BuzzFeed)
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The biggest flaw is that it does get a little drawn out. I have to be careful not to give any plot spoilers away but the protagonist can't figure out how to fix a problem and the author lets her struggle with this a bit too long in a way that isn't all that exciting for the reader.
The second flaw is that there are people that just seem to be far too smart in the book to take such illogical action. It's a huge pet peeve of mine when authors make characters act in a way that doesn't logically jive with their character in order to build suspense.
If you think too hard about it, there are other ways the plot could have gone and other things different characters might have done that would have made more sense.
I think the author missed out on some character development opportunities that would have made the story more intriguing. He just kind of gets stuck in a time loop at one point that is almost maddening and I think there was a bit of missed opportunity there.
Despite the shortcomings, I still really enjoyed the story and the premise. I'll be looking for more Blake Crouch works to check out based on this one and the reviews that seem to suggest this wasn't as enjoyable as some of his other works.
Enjoyable despite some flaws
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A real Short review of a great book
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immersive
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Very, very good
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This book wanted to be profound but...
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Good till end
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Confusing...or did I just wake up in the past?
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Superb and unique
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soooooo good!
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Excellent Book!
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