Dark Matter

"This is a great book for people who enjoy sci-fi thrillers that combine a fast paced story with some real science theory. This is one of my favorites from Crouch and I am really excited that it is being adapted as a show that launches on Apple TV+ in May and have already added it to my Likewise Watchlist"

"Wow, I liked this book so much more than I thought I would! I was hooked at the beginning! Talked about things I don't quite understand, but he writes really well and I was able to follow and understand everything! Very cool, I highly recommend!"

"I discovered Blake Crouch when I read Recursion. Dark Matter is a close second just because I enjoyed Recursion so much. If Marvel hasn’t soured you on the multiverse, you might enjoy this one. Still on my sci-fi kick and Crouch does a great job explaining while giving you characters that you can care about. There’s some cool stuff here."

"Liked it but I don’t think sci-fi is really for me. Felt very slow."

"This was the 3rd book by B. Crouch I read and I think it's my 2nd favorite of his. (Recursion being first and Upgrade being 3rd) It was a bit slow until (SPOILER) he entered that chat room then the story really picked up. He categorizes it as a love story which I can definitely see, and it's my kind of love story. (Not the typical romance type). Great scifi read and he really has a knack for intertwining real science into his stories that make his storytelling that much more believable and intriguing. "

"Dark Matter explores the what ifs in life. What if I had done this differently, where would I be now? Jason is happy- he's married, has a teen-aged son, and a job as a physics professor at a lesser known college. Then, he is kidnapped while walking home from the store. He is taken to an abandoned factory and drugged. When he wakes up, he is in a lab with people who know him but he doesn't know. His return is being celebrated. Where has he been the last 14 months? Jason needs to figure out what has happened to him. As he tracks down pieces of his life that are very different, he begins to understand what happened to him and who did it. Dark Matter is fast paced. I found it difficult to put down because I was so invested in Jason and his story. The premise of the story is rooted very strongly in physics. Not only the concept of a multiverse - where each choice you make creates a branch where the other choice happens- but the Shrodinger's cat problem - how a cat can be both dead and alive at the same moment. The physics is explained in a way that you understand (mostly) without being boring or feeling like it's being dumbed down for a toddler. I enjoyed reading Dark Matter. When I have the what-ifs, I don't dwell long. I know that the life I have now, the result of so many choices along the way, is one I wouldn't change or give up. It's fun to wonder what happened to those other versions of myself in the multiverse. I recommend this book and can't wait to discuss it with my book club. I wish there was another book to tell us what happened to Amanda, though. "

"probably the coolest and most unique and twisting book ive ever read. easyyyy 5/5!!! i recommend this mindbending, suspenseful quantum novel!!!"

"this book got quite a bit of buzz a few years ago and it’s been on my tbr ever since. finally got around to it after being skeptical for so long and i am so glad i did. this is an intriguing and intrinsically cinematic story that has lots of satisfying sci-fi twists along with compelling character development."

"11/10"

"Honestly this was a good story. It kept me on my toes, and was brilliantly written. "