Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

102 reviews

ellie_the_banshee's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Terminal illness, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol

raneyak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Overall I found the story compelling and enjoyable. However, there were some moments that missed the mark throughout the book. My overall critique of the book is that much of it seemed to be trying too hard to be a good book. Certain dialogue and character choices used to convey a philosophical message or advance the plot seemed unnatural in context. In addition, the ending wrapped up a little bit too perfectly and I feel like I missed out on the emotional complexity I had anticipated going into the final scenes. 

It’s a relatively short book and contains a lot of interesting science and philosophy, and while it isn’t perfect I still enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

miniwils24's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

artmuseam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

absolutely loved this book from start to finish! the combination of a thought provoking scifi thriller and a love story was so well done. when a book gives me tons of (good) stress and keeps me on my toes and makes me tear up, i already know it’s one of my top favorites, and “dark matter” did exactly that! definitely recommend to all nerds and scifi lovers out there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

jasmine256's review against another edition

adventurous tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Abortion

pich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i didn’t think i would be as interested in such a concept as the multiverse, but i was pleasantly surprised.

i figured out the kidnapper fairly quickly, but it didn’t necessarily make the book less interesting. i thought the whole logic behind all the science was really interesting, and i liked the almost dystopian vibe at the beginning. i think i would’ve like a bit more development on characters like amanda, since it almost seemed like her and jason had a more complex background; maybe a scene where he sees her again would’ve been cool.

i’m not a fan of fast and tell-don’t-show writing styles, but with the whole plot of this book, it makes sense for it to be so quick and easy to understand. overall, i liked it—a media adaptation would look really cool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Such a good read! Took me a second to get into it but once I got passed the first fourth of the book I was HOOKED. Not only was it well written as a unique story, but it got me thinking about choices, life, what matters, what we live for. I liked it a lot. Also lots of spins that I did not see coming in the last third of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A sci-fi thriller, this book kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. It was interesting and well-written. The story is compelling, unsettling, and fantastical. parts of the science-y description/explanation were outside my realm of comprehension but all in all this book is incredibly accessible to all readers. The chapters are really long but the writing style made the book fly by for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

chipkalee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A very interesting read. I loved the use of the multiverse here, it was imaginative and gripping. The story surprised me at multiple points. Our primary Jason did irritate me at times, and I could have done with less romance in the book. But overall, good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Kidnapping

Minor: Abortion

kmayatte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, and Death of parent