Recursion in Busy as a Bee Books

Jul 22, 2019 Bookish Trina rated it it was amazing

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Blake Crouch’s latest book Recursion is one of my favorite reads of all time! Recursion had suspense in spades along with originality and heart and ties that bind and circumstances with dire consequences all while sporting a mystery, thriller, technothrillers and psychological bent.

Barry Sutton is a New York City cop investigating False Memory Syndrome. Neuroscientist Helena Smith has dedicated her research to creating technology that will preserve precious memories. This exciting read gives rea Blake Crouch’s latest book Recursion is one of my favorite reads of all time! Recursion had suspense in spades along with originality and heart and ties that bind and circumstances with dire consequences all while sporting a mystery, thriller, technothrillers and psychological bent.

Barry Sutton is a New York City cop investigating False Memory Syndrome. Neuroscientist Helena Smith has dedicated her research to creating technology that will preserve precious memories. This exciting read gives reality another name. “Memory makes reality” is an understatement in this read because memories and reality are as much as main characters as Barry and Helena. This book will thrill you. You won’t want to do anything but read it. You’ll be thrilled, terrified, emotional, and on the edge of your seat the whole time.

I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

Synopsis from the Publisher/NetGalley.com
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.

Neuroscientist Helena Smith already understands the power of memory. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious moments of our pasts. 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? ...more

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Apr 17, 2020 Hailee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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4.5 stars

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Jul 18, 2019 Garlan ✌ rated it really liked it

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Well that was interesting. And entertaining also. It read a LOT like his novel "Dark Matter", and there are a lot of similarities between the two, but this book stands on its own. Interesting concept, and a storyline that moved along nicely (for the most part). I did think he re-hashed the timelines near the end of the novel a couple of times too many. A few of those chapters could be parsed out and not affect the overall story IMO. Still, a good read. ...more

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Feb 12, 2021 Queralt✨ rated it liked it

2.5 stars, really. Fun, quick read but really confusing and frustrating at the end.

It felt like 200 pages were just a convoluted mess and every issue was 'resolved' the moment someone brought up what someone else had said earlier in the book. If the characters had just followed a thread that clearly lead somewhere instead of wasting time and pages trying to do whatever they were supposedly doing/working on (because, if they characters were actually trying to do anything at all, it was barely ex ...more

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