Justin's Reviews > Dark Matter

I loved the premise of this story.
Are we really happy? What if we made different decisions in life?
What if we could live out choices we never made but wished we did?
What if we went left instead of right?
Straight.
Backward.
Diagon Alley.
Harry Potter.
The premise was very interesting. The stuff about the box and the multiverse and even the science at times was interesting.
Why couldn't you pull that off, Andy Weir?
The plot is so fast-paced and relentless. Even if you aren't fully invested, you want to keep going because it's so easy to keep going.
Few paragraphs have more than two sentences. Most have just one.
Or just a few words.
Or a list.
Sausage.
Pepperoni.
Cheese.
Bacon.
I use the word "paragraph" loosely.
Blake Crouch doesn't use paragraphs at all. Sometimes.
Sentences.
Words.
Little description.
All plot.
All action.
Lots of running. Guns. Murder, kind of. Surprises.
Family.
Love.
Science.
It's all there.
This book really just wants a few hours of your attention. That's all. It doesn't need you to think too much about it, and it doesn't need you to remember it a few weeks later when you're doing other more important stuff.
It just wants to hang out and take you on a little ride for the weekend and then let you off to get back to your real life.
Keep your arms and legs inside at all times. Until the ride comes to a complete stop.
Thank you for choosing Dark Matter. We know you have choices when it comes to science fiction thriller books, and we thank you for choosing this one to entertain you today.
The Martian.
Harlan Coben, any of them.
No more comparisons.
I can see this being made into a movie. Something like The Matrix. Seems like Blake Crouch has all of his stuff turned into TV shows these days.
Wayward Pines.
Some other show on TNT, I think.
I don't know enough to really comment on those.
But, I know they're there.
They're
Their
There
They're there in their whatever.
This is written just like that young adult trilogy, Chaos Walking.
The Knife of Never Letting Go is a better book.
But, that's just me. I don't even know why I need to say that. They're different books. They're there and they're different books for young adults and their enjoyment there. Yes, they are. They're.
Hello there!
I do think if we could really do what this book talks about, or if there really is what this book says there is... boy... that would be wild, and I think our heads would explode trying to rationalize it.
Boom!
Pow!
Zap!
Zap! only if our heads explode because of a Taser, or a laser beam I guess.
Anyway, if you made it this far... I'm sorry. I think you should read this if you want a fun thrill ride one day or two. Don't expect much from Dark Matter and it will get the job done.
Zap!