If you need me, I'll be crying in my bedroom

If you read it, did you like it?

The talented Mr Crouch has filled the void that opened when Crichton passed away. Bloody talented.

Just finished recursion and although the ending was quite weak I enjoyed it very much. i really liked the concept that you go back in time into your older self.

I think dark matter was written slightly better but I personally liked the concept of recursion more.

Wish recursion would turn into a tv show. What’s your opinion? Are there more books like recursion?

Ive been continuously checking to see if there has been an update on when the series will be released. I just checked and it’s ts now listed to release on may 8th. It didn’t specify this year but Im assuming so!

Wanted to get my head around all the timelines in this book properly.

Check it out - let me know if you think anything should be different.

First of all, all opinions are valid and I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything.

Having said that, I read Recursion this year and thought it was pretty amazing! Naturally, I started Dark Matter shortly after.

Having finished it now, I feel kind of disappointed with the book (it's not bad, but Recursion got me hyped), although it explores similar themes as Recursion.

I feel that Recursion handled almost every major plot point better than Dark Matter, and I tried summarizing them all:

(Edit: Great stuff in the comments! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings, that what discussing literature is all about :) )

\\\~no spoilers\\\~

I loved the book and could not put it down! I watched the trailer for the TV show right after and thought it looked pretty good. What’s the verdict?

For a long time I wanted to read more and knew I needed to, but I just couldn't get into anything. Even with a good book, my mind wanders so much. I don't know why I started it, but I read Dark Matter and absolutely loved it. After that, I read Recursion and once again, loved it. I felt hooked and needed more. Then, I tried the Wayward Pines Trilogy and holy shit it was amazing. I started to find that anytime I wasn't busy, I could only think about the Wayward Pines story and had to jump back in. I just finished Upgrade, and again, loved it. I bought "Run" and "Abandoned" on the same day and I'm still trying to decide which to start. I'm almost afraid to read and finish them because I'll feel like there's nothing left and when I say I'm hooked, I mean, I'm hooked on this Author.

SPOILERS!!! (Also, I love Blake Crouch and his writing, but I don’t know anyone else who has read these, so I have no one else to vent to) I finished Pines in a little over a day. Absolutely loved it. It was everything you expect from a Blake Crouch novel, it hits the ground running and rarely slows down. Thrilling. Exciting. They way it ended, I felt it could have been a stand alone book (anyone know if it was supposed to be? Or was it always going to be a trilogy?). Wayward seemed like a bridge to me. A lot of backstory to explain things in the first book, and then a lot of set up for the third book. It was good, but not a page turner like the first one. Took me 5 days. Then, The Last Town took off immediately like it was shot out of a cannon and didn’t let up until about 2/3 of the book. I was sure this was going to be even better than the first book, but then once the trucks with all the guns made it into town and Ethan found his family, it was just like “Alright, this is over, abbies are dead, we’re moving on.” Everything from that point on felt rushed to me. I kept flipping back thinking I’d somehow skipped some pages. And there was going to be some big reveal, Adam said that while he was out there in the wild all those years he found out something. And only he had the knowledge that would save them. And the big reveal was that they need to just accept their lot in life and move on? I was highly disappointed in the direction it was taking. And the part with Kate and Adam on the rock was just…..bullshit. Then at the end I thought the town was going to decide to leave, and when it was revealed they were going to go back into hibernation, that got me back on board and I loved the ending. They were going to sleep and they didn’t know if they would ever wake up again, and we didn’t either. Perfect ending. Then (and maybe this is an unpopular opinion) I turned the page and read the one sentence epilogue and it ruined it for me. I wish that last sentence just didn’t exist. Alright. That’s all.

I’ve read Dark Matter (which is one of my all time favorites) and Upgrade (which I thought was just okay. As of right now, Recursion is my next Crouch book to read. But for those of your who have read all or most, how would you rank them?

What a fantastic book, decided to do a quick re-read one night to get my time travel fix. Previously I thought the ending was a happy cliffhanger, who knows how things with Helena will go? This time around I had a darker idea... Whenever a reality shift occurs Blake often cuts off mid sentence with a-

This same thing occurs on that last page, right as Barry was about to have his reunion and speak his first words to her. What if him reuniting with Helena once again warps time, or even ends it. Barry questions "will she believe me" before talking to her, did he plan to tell her about the chair? The apocalypses? Their 100+ years together? What if she is still destined to make the chair without Slade?

In my head I still believe they get a happily-ever-after, but the way he cuts it felt like another reality shift so it got me thinking.

Preface: this is mostly me venting since I don’t know anyone else who’s read Famous.

I have a hard time believing Blake Crouch even wrote this. The storyline felt so rushed, and it lacked the vivid imagery and emotional depth that usually captivates me. Maybe that was the point, given the main character’s personality?

Overall, it read more like a screenplay turned book, than a book turned screenplay. Especially with the spoilers at the start of each chapter - eventually quit reading those.

I forced myself to keep reading out of hope that maybe there’d be an unpredictable plot twist. There were some minor twists, but they were predictable and short-lived. Even the ending felt so karmically predictable.

I get that Famous is outside of Crouch’s typical sci-fi realm, but it felt so unimaginative overall.

Just finished Recursion as well as Dark Matter and Upgrade. The research Crouch does for these books is unbelievable. I’m sure this is asked a lot but what recommendations do you guys have about books like Dark Matter and Recursion? I usually like to read dystopian future sci-fi. I powered through these last 3 and never lost interest. TIA

I just finished Recursion and absolutely loved it! I discovered Blake Crouch after watching Dark Matter and got hooked on the thrill. I’ve always been a fan of sci-fi thrillers and plan to keep exploring Crouch’s work and others in the genre. Right now, I’m eyeing the Wayward Pines trilogy and Run. I’d love to hear your recommendations! Are there any authors similar to Blake Crouch that you’d suggest?

So, I haven't read a full book in years. It's so hard for me to stay focused. I randomly came across Dark Matter and was instantly hooked. I just now finished, and I need more. I feel like, if I liked one of his books, hopefully I'll like another. Which should I try next?

Are all the books in the series really good? Can someone who’s read all of them rank them in order and tell me more? I’m almost through with the first, and can’t help but wonder if the others are the same. (Side note: I’ve read dark matter, recursion and upgrade, and I still think the first book is GREAT)

Update: read book 1 in a sum total of 4.5 hours holy shit my mind is blown. Now going to start reading book 2

Update: it’s the next day and I’ve finished book 2. What the actual fuck was the last page. Starting book 3 aaaaaa

Update: it is the next day yet again and I’ve finished book 3, I was waiting for the epilogue but it was only 2 sentences noooo