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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

206 reviews

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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emmarosep's review

4.25
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

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amber_clara_reads's review

4.0
adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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oxfordcommas91's review

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow - this book came out swinging and didn't stop for a single moment until the very last page. My pulse was pounding from the outset and this book ratchets up the tension more and more until you can barely handle it. I can't even really figure out how to categorize this book, it almost feels like a mashup of Inception and Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness - a true sci-fi thriller. 
At no point could I have guessed where this book was going, it definitely had that major captivating element where you couldn't put it down and just wanted to keep turning the pages, even if it was 3am and you had to be up for work in a matter of a few short hours (not like I am speaking from experience or anything...).
Despite this being firmly in the land of sci-fi, this book is also full of emotion and heart. Our main character, Jason, feels a level of desperation as this book barrels towards its conclusion that anyone who has experienced true and authentic love can relate to. It was simultaneously heartbreaking and also deeply inspiring. It raises so many questions about what you know about your life and what you would do to find your way back to your life if it got ripped away from you in one traumatic evening. The reader is cheering along as Jason truly goes to the ends of the world (er, multiple worlds?) to try to get his wife, son, home, and job back. 
I think fairly obvious here but this one really had me gripped. I finished it in two sittings and honestly it could have easily been all at once if I hadn't started it at midnight. 
Yes, this book can be dark, but the journey is totally worth it. 

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dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked it overall, very fun premise. I didn't expect the ending setup. However, it felt like everything got wrapped up so quickly. There are many loose ends that never get resolved.

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spacekaydet's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An amazing and entralling book. Concepts that I wouldn't even be able to begin wrapping my head around but I do enjoy entertaining the theory.
The ending being completely mysterious is both amazing and incredibly painful, I want to know what world Charlie brought them to!!!

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book follows Jason, a science professor at a community college in Chicago, who gets kidnapped and sent to another world in the multiverse. He must use his brain to figure out how to stay safe and get back to his life safely. 

This book really caught me by surprise. I did not vote for it in my book club but it was picked so I gave it a shot. I started reading it and after the first chapter I was hooked. I couldn’t wait to see what happened and if Jason got back to his world or not. I actually read this book in 36 hours. I suggested it to my fiancĂ© and now he is reading it. 
4 out of 5 stars

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bathtubmacandcheese's review

2.5
adventurous reflective 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: Complicated

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sarah_280's review

5.0
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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