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Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

Start date: May 22, 2017

Finish date: May 22, 2017

Discussion: May 2017--SciFi/Fantasy

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May 2017--SciFi/Fantasy

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Feb 20, 2021 MarytheBookLover rated it it was amazing

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This one had a very real feel to it. If we can dream it we can achieve it. This story takes us through Jason's life like no other. Different timelines and what they mean to us and the world we know and can only dream of. I enjoyed this rendition of how other planes exist within our own and how our choices choose the path we take. I loved how the author sets all of these things in motion and how Jason has to find his way back to his family and what it all means to all of them. I enjoyed his jumpi ...more

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Jul 20, 2018 Natalie Marion rated it really liked it

“It’s terrifying when you consider that every thought we have, every choice we could possibly make, creates a new world.”

There are no words. What a brilliant, brilliant book. There are plenty of reviews on here that are more detailed and smarter than what I could ever come up with, so I don’t even want to try. One question though: Can we get one more bonus chapter of what happened to Amanda??

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Oct 18, 2016 Madalyn Ayer rated it it was amazing

One of the best books I've read in a while. Just enough science to be science fiction without being utterly confusing and unnecessarily complex.
I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone - especially those who have had regrets or questions about even the tiniest choices they've made. ...more

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May 25, 2017 Wendy rated it really liked it

This book was a mind bender. It really made you think about the consequences of your actions and how every decision you make does change the outcome of where you end up.

The ending was a bit predictable, but also not sure what an alternate ending would have been...

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Sep 04, 2024 Kimberly rated it it was ok · review of another edition

It is just not my thing. It was compulsively readable especially in the very beginning, but as the physics, hypotheticals and multiple worlds ramped up, my interest quickly waned. I just think sci-fi isn’t my genre. All the postulating/philosophizing wears on me. I can see that it would translate to film/tv. I DNF.

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