Recursion by Blake Crouch

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Category: Adult
Genre: Sci-fi
Content: Strong Language

 
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.

As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face-to-face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.

After reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch I was looking forward to this book, but I ended up not enjoying this one as much. I think part of the problem is the repetition. And yes, I'm aware that a book titled Recursion is going to have a lot of repetition, and I was prepared for that, but it still got a little old two thirds of the way into the book. I think maybe part of the reason it got old was because it took the main characters until the end of the book to figure out the solution, a solution that seemed rather obvious to me. I also predicted who was going to have to do it.

That being said, this was a good, thought provoking book. Blake Crouch has a way of writing characters that I don't necessarily like a lot, or feel very attached to, but I'm still able to root for them anyway. His stories are mind bending to say the least, and I recommend giving them a try if you enjoy books with time travel elements, or alternate realities.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book.