Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

Dark Matter

Michelle Paver

246 pages first pub 2010 (view editions)

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Dark Matter is ideal for the reader who relishes the slow, suffocating dread of being utterly alone in a hostile place, where history and landscape conspire to blur the line between mind and haunting.

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January 1937Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London.Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely, and desperate to change his life.So when he's offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. Spirits are high as the ship ...

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Community Reviews

3.92
based on 3,947 reviews

Moods

dark: 93%

tense: 82%

mysterious: 74%

adventurous: 42%

emotional: 29%

sad: 27%

reflective: 13%

challenging: 12%

informative: 3%

hopeful: 1%


Pace

24% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
47% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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