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Recursion: Recap & Summary

Book One BARRY / NEW YORK / 2018 Barry Sutton is a detective in the NYPD. He’s at the top of a building trying to talk down a woman, Ann Voss Peters, who is contemplating suicide. She has False Memory Syndrome (FMS). FMS gives its victims false memories of a former life (they end up …

Leave the World Behind: Recap & Summary

Chapters 1 – 3 Amanda and Clay are headed to a remote area of Long Island with their 15-year-old son, Archie, and their 13-year-old daughter Rose. Amanda, an account director, has recently gotten a promotion at work. One of her direct reports, Jocelyn, calls and Amanda reminds her that she’ll have spotty cell service while …

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: Recap & Summary

Prologue: Villon-sur-Sarthe, France (July 29, 1714) Adeline “Addie” LaRue is running for her life. She has seven freckles on her cheeks — one for each love she would have in her life, she was told. But so far she has had none. Part One: The Gods That Answer After Dark The section opens with a …

Ready Player Two

Coming soon (when available)! What to Know About Ready Player Two Ready Player Two will be released on November 24, 2020. Ready Player Two is the sequel to Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel, Ready Player One, which was adapted into a big blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg in 2018. Wil Wheaton narrates the audiobook for Ready …

Caste: Key Ideas & Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Prologue Part 1: Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising All Around Part 2: The Arbitrary Construction of Human Divisions Part 3: The Eight Pillars of Caste Part 4: The Tentacles of Caste Part 5: The Consequences of Caste Part 6: Backlash Part 7: Awakening Epilogue: A World Without Caste Prologue The Man in the …