Recursion by Blake CrouchMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Memory. Dreams. Reality. All are questioned in Recursion. If you had the opportunity to unmake a reality by entering a memory, would you?
As with Crouch's other books in the genre (Dark Matter, Upgrade), Recursion tests the limits of science and imagination as measured against our understanding of reality (and for some of us, science itself). In the background is always the suggestion of a truth--perhaps metaphorical--that drives our decisions as humans.
One might see this as a love story, as the focus is on two characters: Barry and Helena, and this becomes increasingly the case as the book progresses. There's a bit of a Twilight Zone phenomenon here, and fans of time loops will enjoy (note: the "time loop" here is more complex than your average, run-of-the-mill time loop, which saves the narrative). Even with the inventiveness in the narrative, the "recursion" aspect did start to wear thin, but there was no question of finishing the book. Readers who need/enjoy everything wrapped up in a bow at the end may be disappointed, but to answer all the questions would have undermined the major premise of the book.
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