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My god that was good.
Barry Sutton is a police officer who becomes interested in false memory syndrome after trying to help a suicidal women with it. People suffering from the syndrome have memories of different events occurring in their life along with the life they are living. Helena Smith is working on a device that will store memories to try to stop alzheimers disease. The story rapidly becomes more complex but it is also a compelling page turner. There are a few parts that reminded me of Crouch's previous book D
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Sep 16, 2020
Cora
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it was amazing
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I thought this book was very well done. I really don't like books like this one when they are not done well because I don't like being confused and not understanding what is going on. I did not have that problem with Recursion. I loved all the characters and found the plot fascinating rather than confusing. The author does a very good job keeping potentially confusing explanations understandable. He doesn't over explain the science. I am sure there are tons of reasons why things couldn't happen
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We had a snow day yesterday and I ended up listening to the all but the last hour of this book in one day--and finished up the last hour this morning.
I loved this book. It's both a time travel story and a careful reflection of the meaning of memory and the place of grief. I could not stop thinking about the way that this book interrogated both time and the multiverse.
The narrator for the audiobook did a fantastic job with the pacing and managing the energy level to allow for quieter moments and ...more
I loved this book. It's both a time travel story and a careful reflection of the meaning of memory and the place of grief. I could not stop thinking about the way that this book interrogated both time and the multiverse.
The narrator for the audiobook did a fantastic job with the pacing and managing the energy level to allow for quieter moments and ...more
With a combination of thriller and science fiction, it's an understatement to say this book is mind bending. I enjoyed most of it but the last part was difficult for me to follow because I didn't understand all the physics involved.
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May 06, 2019
Lisa
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Jennifer
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Kristina
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Dec 14, 2019
Rebekah
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Kristina
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Sherri
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Denise
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Luann
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Deborah
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