A review by vivisms_82
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Clever sci-fi thriller with a dash of spousal romance :) It started off blazing but lost quite a bit of steam and got a little convoluted but overall was good enough to keep me turning the page.

Explores themes of regret, what ifs, is the grass greener on the path not travelled?, identity, ego and what makes a life meaningful and fulfilling. 

The only issue I had was the way
all the Jasons' seem to view/treat Daniela like she was a piece of meat that they could manipulate, muck about and be dishonest with in order to suit their own needs and the choices they made = choices they made without her say (the end being the exception when she is finally included). It was all THEIR road not travelled they were exploring. They also all tricked her and slept with her - even the "good Jason", before telling her the truth. Made my skin crawl. Actually all the Jason's were varying degrees of icky to me. Still, I don't have to like the main character to appreciate an otherwise good and thought provoking story.


The narrator is fine but not my fave and ended up borrowing the book from my library instead.
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