Blake Crouch does it again!Barry Sutton, a New York City cop, gets a call about a woman with False Memory Syndrome, ready to jump from a building. She's got memories of a life she never lived. What secrets will Barry uncover in his investigation into *Recursion* by Blake Crouch?Helena Smith is a neuroscientist working on a device to preserve memories. Her hope? To save her sick mother, or at least record her memories before her mind fades. Will she succeed, and what's her connection to Barry?Ser...

Oh gosh, I'm a little shocked I didn't absolutely love *Recursion* by Blake Crouch. I'd been anticipating this one ever since I read *Dark Matter*, so saying I'm a bit disappointed is a major understatement. If you are looking for a new science fiction book review, this is it. (Note: As always, this is a 100% spoiler-free review. However, I couldn't talk about the book without referencing some events, so I've very carefully spoiler-tagged everything. You are safe to proceed if you haven't read *...

The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar. It was tense.That’s an editor’s joke, and it always cracks me up; I love how clever it is. Well, with this book, the past, present, and future walked into my head, and it was tense, all right, but not a good tense. It was tense because I was friggin’ confused. And nothing about it cracked me up or made me think it was clever.Well, I lie. At the beginning, I was all gung-ho. The opening scene is a killer—a likeable cop, Barry, is trying to ...

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull dayFritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home townWaiting for someone or something to show you the way.Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.Pink Floyd - TimeI'm just gonna say it – Blake Crouch is the a...

Recursion has become the first sci-fi standalone to earn a spot on my favorites shelf.Like many readers, my introduction to Blake Crouch was through Dark Matter. I was seriously impressed, so hearing that he had a new sci-fi thriller highly recommended for Dark Matter fans filled me with joy. There was no way I *wasn't* going to dive into Recursion. And "dive in" is putting it mildly – more like reading it non-stop until the very last page. This book is exceptional, no question. It's so good, it...

But what do you cling to, moment to moment, if memories can simply change. What, then, is real? Imagine you woke up one morning and discovered that your entire life – your job, your kids, your friends, all your experiences – wasn't real. It still *feels* real. You remember it vividly. But you also suddenly remember another life; your *real* life. And you are told that the life you remember is a result of FMS (False Memory Syndrome) – an illusion created by your brain.I don't know about you, b...

Huge congratulations to Blake Crouch for winning Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards! *Recursion* is easily one of my favorite books of the year!Five stars – OMG, I think my brain cells are bleeding out! An explosion of my last, best grey matter… what the hell did I just read, and who *am* I?!I know the drill, but let me rephrase it one more time: this is *not* an easy, fluffy, sunshine-and-rainbows kind of read! In my opinion, anyone brave enough to dive into this journey s...

Me: *Finishes reading any book by Blake Crouch*Me: Hey, what the fuck…Me: [On the train] What the fuck…Me: [At dinner] What the fuck…Me: [Trying to sleep] What the fuck…Me: [In the shower] What the fuck…Me: [Breathing] WhAt tHe FuCk Seriously though, after reading Blake Crouch's *Recursion*, that pretty much sums it up. If you're looking for mind-bending science fiction that will leave you questioning reality, look no further. This book is a total mindfuck – in the best possible way. Highly rec...

UPDATE: IT'S HERE!! Go read Recursion so we can all gush about it!!(4.5) As always, Blake Crouch knows how to keep you on your toes and does a great job at mixing thriller and sci-fi genres.A mysterious disease starts affecting people’s memory, giving them memories of a life they never lived. NYPD detective Barry Sutton is trying to investigate how the False Memory Syndrome is spreading and ultimately comes face-to-face with Helena Smith, a neuroscientist who invented a device that’s changing th...

"Everything will look better in the morning. There will be hope again when the light returns. The despair is only an illusion, a trick the darkness plays."I'm convinced that Blake Crouch is THE science fiction/fantasy author of our time. You know, the one that readers pre-order their books without reading the description, the one that 50 years from now people are still talking about, dissecting his plot points and their dual meanings? Yeah, that's Crouch. If you don't agree, then that's ok, I'll...