Review by Kristy McCaffrey
Recursion
by
Blake Crouch
Neuroscientist Helena Smith is trying to create a device
that will map memories in the hope of preserving parts of her mother before the
woman slides completely into dementia. But Helena’s team accidentally stumbles
onto something far more amazing, and terrifying, during her research. Soon
pockets of people are experiencing false memories of lives they’ve never lived
but are so vivid that it leads many to suicide. This is labeled a ‘syndrome’
and doctors struggle to identify the cause.
Helena’s story parallels that of Barry Sutton, a New York
City detective investigating accounts of False Memory Syndrome. He’s also
living with the heartbreak of losing his daughter in a car accident eleven
years prior. Eventually, Barry and Helena join forces in a wildly inventive
plot that will keep you guessing until the end. I don’t want to say too much
more because it would spoil the story, but Crouch expertly weaves together the
power of human consciousness and the science behind time-travel and multiverses,
while challenging the very fabric of reality. The past, present, and future
will never look the same again.
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