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Matéria Escura by Blake Crouch

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ottercorg's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Looking for an introduction to the sci-fi genre, an Internet list pointed me to this one.

I enjoyed the main characters and plot, felt that Crouch told the story well. The reason I've avoided sci-fi for so long is that my brain is not good at comprehending the science part. But this book made it palatable and mostly easy to understand - which made me enjoy it even more! Only a few times did risk going over my head.

Overall, an interesting tale that kept me invested, and not just because I had nothing better to do.

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kaitieg97's review against another edition

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The writing is so good in the beginning, but from page 178 to 246, I'm sooo tired of this book and just want it to be over!

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miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

‘We leave this life the same way we enter it. Totally alone.’

‘I wonder is this is what god feels? The rush that comes from having literally spoken a world into existence.’

‘This isnt how your life turned out, just how it ended.’

The concept of this is rly cool and fleshed out and that alone would be a solid 5✨ I just have a couple things that bugged me

It feels like the cars got shot a lot and none of u ever got hit, thats impressive and questionable, also why do u walk to a random door for ages as he said theyre all right and theyre all wrong and if you're the one who is essentially defining what is behind them, you could just go and pick the first door you see, also lol we rly just wrote amanda out p suddenly- one moment it was ‘oh dont leave me’ and then next it was ‘yh have a good life ig’

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mlovesbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The concept is interesting but in the end, this is very much a book written by a man about a white guy who completely defines himself by his relationship with his wife and son.

It started out very slow, too, and then it was all over the place, but somehow still predictable?

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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is so bingeable it’s not even funny. If I had the time, I definitely would have read the whole thing in one shot. A tricky novel to review without giving too much away, we follow Jason as he examines the choices he has made in his life. A fast-paced thriller with a little romance mixed in; honestly, it’s better if you just go in blind. If you liked this book, PLEASE read Sea of Tranquility! I would also recommend the Netflix series Dark and 1899. Sci-fi is the shit. I absolutely cannot wait to watch this on screen!

“Being with Daniela isn’t like being home. It defines home.”

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zias's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

This book was intense and kept me interested with the possibilities throughout the book. The writing structure felt a bit choppy, with one sentence per paragraph, but overall an enjoyable book.

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nadiaherondale's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I don't even know what I read, and although the start was a bit slow and I was wary because even though I loved the Wayward Pines TV Show I had struggled trying to read the books I ended up loving whatever this thing that blew my mind and it's gonna give me nightmares and existential dread for weeks was. PS: Amanda you deserve the world. 4'75/5

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