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Recursion by Blake Crouch - (No Spoilers) - September 2019
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I am currently reading Recursion and look forward to the discussion.
Hello, since Recursion was my suggestion, I'm your discussion leader. Since I've never done it, I hope you'll help me. :)Good reading !
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I have started with this one, read a couple of Blake Crouch books before. Hated his self published book called Run while thought Pines had few cool twists. So far Recursion's premise seems unique to me but I read very little sci-fi. Hopefully the book will see a lot of discussion.
I am enjoying the book so far I’m almost finished. I have read his book Dark matter which I really loved.
Dawn wrote: "I am enjoying the book so far I’m almost finished. I have read his book Dark matter which I really loved."I've read Dark Matter too, but even though I liked it, I found weaknesses in it. And they made the difference between "love" and "like". So it was just a "like" for me. I've read a lot of SF, maybe this is why I'm so demanding. :)
Sheri wrote: "I can't get my book until the 11th so I'll join late. Thanks for leading the discussion."No problem. Sometimes the latecomers sometimes have different points of view that add interesting ideas to our discussion.
Finished it, pretty good. The plotting was fast and tight, the writing was not as good as the plotting but it did its job. Loved how the stakes got bigger without losing the connection with its protagonists.My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Aditya wrote: "Finished it, pretty good. The plotting was fast and tight, the writing was not as good as the plotting but it did its job. Loved how the stakes got bigger without losing the connection with its pro..."Excellent review Aditya!
Thanks Sheri and Danielle.
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Sheri wrote: "Danielle, this has nothing to do with the reading of the book but I'm wondering where you first heard of Recursion. It's not brand new but I'd never heard of it."One of my GR friends was reading it and finding very good. I read other GR members reviews and I thought that it could be an interesting choice for us here.
I'm not very far in the book, but I find the beginning a little dull.But I've just finished to read the last book of
The Sixth Wicked Child by J.D. Barker and I found it so awesome that anything else would seem dull to me at the moment. :(Maybe I'll suggest Barker's novel to our Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
group for the next month.
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Sheri wrote: "Did you post a review for Barker's novel?"Yes. By the way, it's the third book of a trilogy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have trouble finishing this book. There's nothing new and it's too much like another book I read about two years ago. Anyway, since I'm the discussion leader, I'll kick my own ass and go on reading. ;)
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This book just came through after I placed a hold on it looong ago! Not sure if I should read this, or the Godfather.
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I liked it.
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Summary
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?