Recursion by Blake Crouch

" Memory makes reality. That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. That's what neuroscientist Helena Smith believes. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious memories. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent. As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face-to-face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.But how can they make a stand when reality itself is shifting and crumbling all around them?" (Goodreads.com)

Blake Crouch delivers another fantastic novel dealing with the consequences of messing with time. Memory is such an important part of our lives and makes up who we are as people, to change details about your life could effect not only yourself but other people too. Crouch incorporates scientific terms and theories to add to the realistic nature of the story. If you like this book, definitely go back and read his first novel Dark Matter which is currently be adapted for a movie.

Kelsey Fitzgerald
Library Assistant

Available at the Langley Adams Library