Review: Recursion by Blake Crouch

Did Not Finish Recursion by Blake Crouch.

One word - confusing. Two words - very confusing. Three words - very, very confusing. I think you get the drift. Yes, this is one confusing story that has me completely baffled.

While I enjoy stories on alternate world, time travel and the like, there is a limit to how far I am willing to journey with science fiction on the topic in question. Mostly, it depends on the writing, the story and the context. I am not sure which one falls short in this case but I know for sure it makes the going tough. I am sad to be saying all these as I quite like author Blake Crouch. He has been added to my list of authors to watch out for ever since I read his other science fiction, Dark Matter, three years ago.

I may try reading this book again in future. Or not. I don't know. I only know until then, Recursion will remain a Did Not Finish.


Publisher: Crown; First Edition first Printing edition
Publication date: 11 Jun 2019

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Memory makes reality.

That's what NYC 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?

*Blurb from author's website*

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