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A review by the1germ
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
4.0
Well, this isn't exactly poetry and the characters are a bit shallow. There's this whole side *almost* romance in the middle that I felt like was more a writer fantasizing than necessary to the plot or in character. It ultimately goes nowhere and I was relieved for it.
But you can always count on Blake Crouch when you're looking to put down a book FAST lol. He reminds me a lot of a modern day Michael Crichton that comes up with these wild sci fi thought experiments that are just impossible to put down. The science falls apart if you think about it too hard, and I'm left wishing I had a book that explored the same concepts in more depth, but I'm grateful for the thrill ride and fast read. Writing a book so addictive despite the glaring shortcomings is a skill all on its own that I suppose deserves celebration as much as anything else.
But you can always count on Blake Crouch when you're looking to put down a book FAST lol. He reminds me a lot of a modern day Michael Crichton that comes up with these wild sci fi thought experiments that are just impossible to put down. The science falls apart if you think about it too hard, and I'm left wishing I had a book that explored the same concepts in more depth, but I'm grateful for the thrill ride and fast read. Writing a book so addictive despite the glaring shortcomings is a skill all on its own that I suppose deserves celebration as much as anything else.