A review by erinnicolecreads
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

DARK MATTER!!! oh my god this book took over my life for a whole day. I finished it within a 12 hour span. I think this might be my top read of the year. as a scientist myself (who is also in a smidge of a career crisis 🤠) this book hit me SO HARD. “when you’re a scientist, your late twenties are so critical. if you don’t publish something big by thirty, they put you out to pasture” this line gut punched me thank you very much. not only did this book feel like it was written for me with its themes of living to work vs working to live as a scientist, the writing, plot, the action, the twists, & characters were just chefs kiss. ordering all of blake crouch’s books rn