Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

62 reviews

jazhandz's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book has a really interesting premise and sci-fi twist, which it promptly proceeds to squander through lackluster characters and a bloated, complicated plot. Unfortunately it feels like it’ll join the ranks of scifi books that were almost good enough for me to remember, but not quite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Self harm, Gun violence, Death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: War, Dementia, Medical content, Alcohol, Body horror, and Child death

Minor: Car accident, Murder, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

Most of the self-harm serves an in-story purpose, rather than being the result of mental illness. Additional CWs for extreme depictions of life under nuclear attack and trauma when faced with an apocalyptic scenario.

nadiamasood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book lives up to its hype! It’s a relentlessly fast-paced and nerve-wracking time travel and alternate reality thriller that explores memories and identities.

Marcus Slade is the most memorable character for me. I think he’s the smartest of them all. 

There’s a lot to keep track of with the shifting timelines, and at some point, even feels exhausting, but I still enjoyed the book a lot. Plus points for the tender and touching moments in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Genocide, and Violence

mykeyendres's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Sci-fi but in today’s time. Not intergalactic other worldly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Dementia, Death of parent, and Suicide

jennaem27's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Dementia and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Mass/school shootings

noveltay's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

3rd book I’ve read by this author, and this one is by far the best. Page turner, exciting, sad, everything you want in a scifi about time traveling & multi universes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Dementia, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Suicide

lavinia_speaks's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Death, Child death, Car accident, Torture, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

leegray's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Murder, Terminal illness, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Car accident, Drug use, Alcohol, Grief, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

carmluvs2read's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book really makes you think. You have to suspend a lot of disbelief but the memory premise was interesting and well done. There was a lot of action and fast pacing. Very good read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

ursiform's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

kathywoo10's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Dementia, Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement