A review by raisingself
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
4.0
Is multiverse sci-fi a genre, it really should be because I love it.
Dark Matter, a time travel/alternative reality novel by Blake Crouch, is a hard book to review because, well frankly, spoilers would ruin the adrenaline ride of the middle and end. The beginning is a slow build with many annoying things obvious to the reader but not so obvious to poor brilliant protagonist. But the beginning is a time to reflect, to think about the multitude of choices all man-kind is making at any given moment - from our spouse to our groceries - and how those choices impact reality.
At some point the book shifts from obvious to visceral. From predictable to edge of your seat "oh my GAWD let me Google Game Theory again” cray.
This book is goood science fiction mainly because it honors and seamlessly incorporates the human factor (thoughts, emotions, dreams and shortcomings). Give it a try and read it to the end and it will likely leave you shaken and (maybe even pleasantly) surprised.
Dark Matter, a time travel/alternative reality novel by Blake Crouch, is a hard book to review because, well frankly, spoilers would ruin the adrenaline ride of the middle and end. The beginning is a slow build with many annoying things obvious to the reader but not so obvious to poor brilliant protagonist. But the beginning is a time to reflect, to think about the multitude of choices all man-kind is making at any given moment - from our spouse to our groceries - and how those choices impact reality.
At some point the book shifts from obvious to visceral. From predictable to edge of your seat "oh my GAWD let me Google Game Theory again” cray.
This book is goood science fiction mainly because it honors and seamlessly incorporates the human factor (thoughts, emotions, dreams and shortcomings). Give it a try and read it to the end and it will likely leave you shaken and (maybe even pleasantly) surprised.