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Mroczna materia by Blake Crouch

102 reviews

courtney_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book can certainly be triggering at times. There are a lot of graphic scenes that are described in very strong detail. I felt this made the book so much stronger but it could absolutely make it tough to read for others. I really enjoyed this book and will go on to recommend it to many other thriller-loving friends. Now to see if the movie is up to par with the book (it almost never is, haha).

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cardanrry's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

3.25

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dev921's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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megwatrin's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

Loved it, except for the ending and the plot hole:

How come did Jason2 send Jason1 back to his world? They had no explanation for it.

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allisonwatt89's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

3.0

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lemilysnikda's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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? Yes

3.25

I wanted sci-fi but got thriller and… romance? I went into this with no context, which is my fault, because I’m not a fan of thrillers. I think if you enjoy thrillers and want to dabble in some sci-fi elements, you may really enjoy this.

*spoilers from this point on*

Great concepts, dull characters, fine execution. This could also be me being really late to the party here, but I’ve consumed so much media in recent years with the concept of a multiverse that interesting ideas alone can’t do it for me. Here, I think the protagonist was intended to be likable, but I actually found him to be pretty annoying and almost always two steps behind.

I’m also super picky about romance, and the way Jason Desson thinks about his wife is like he loves her as a concept but not as an individual. Exemplified by the fact that he was cool with getting with his wife’s doppelgänger and how he continually fixated on other versions of her knowing they weren’t her. Also why couldn’t he and Amanda be totally platonic?

I would’ve liked to have seen more development of Jason 2 and Amanda. Or maybe his son that he barely thinks about until they’re reunited.

Maybe not my cup of tea, but still a good story and easy quick listen on a long drive.

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