Dark Matter

I literally read this in a couple days, couldn’t put it down. Compelling, strange, yet somehow relatable. I’m a sucker for all things parallel-universe and this didn’t disappoint. My new favorite book.

Let me start by first saying that this story is quite unlike anything I've ever experienced before. There's quite literally nothing out there that quite compares to this novel, and I don't exactly mean that in a good way. Without revealing any spoilers, there's about 150-200 pages that are, respectfully, utter nonsense. The author often breaks paragraphs for one-liners that seem like they're trying to be suspenseful, but really just take up more space than they need to. There's a huge lack of brevity in this work, overexplanation that's pretty unnecessary and sometimes just plain weird or creepy. (The choice between sleep or water being sexy? Being horny for building?) Another review called it "a book that wants to be a screenplay" and I absolutely agree. This story was made to be a movie or limited series and doesn't play as well in text as it could as a cinematic work. The author describes Dark Matter as a "love story," and I can certainly agree on some level. Jason Dessen is charming, albeit stupid for a Physics professor. His dedication to reuniting with his wife and son is admirable, and even though there were so many moments where I could feel my feet dragging through the text, I wanted him to succeed, and that's what kept me reading. At times, though, I pulled the book down from my face and audibly said, "This is so stupid," which brings me to my final point: suspension of disbelief. Fiction, especially genre fiction, requires you to buy-in in order to enjoy yourself. Dark Matter breaks that suspension on several occasions, and every time it happened, I wanted to stop reading. The romance was the only thing tugging me along, because it was the only thing that was justified well enough. If you haven't read this book, don't start. Just watch the movie when it inevitably comes out, it'll be a better use of your time in the end.

Amazing! Keeps you guessing and fascinated.

This book is a work of art.

Science meets love. Great book.

This book had me on edge the whole time, could not put it down.

Fantastic book kept me glued to it beginning to end!

I have never been a massive reader. To be honest there hadn’t been a book that was able to keep my mind racing and keep me wanting for more until I found this one. By the first day I had read a little over 100 pages, completely unable to put it down or think about anything other than this book. At the time, I feared that, just like many other books that I have tried to get through, this book would eventually drift away from the interesting mystery and complexity yet simplicity of its story. But that did not happen. Every reveal, every twist, some how manages to be better than the last, paying attention to even the most minor details allows you to put together the story at your own pace as well as make your own assumptions and predictions which could sound completely crazy and wrong, but be vanilla compared to what may actually take place. Unfortunately this is the only way I can attempt to convince you, but if you are looking for a fantastic story that is unique and compelling, this is the book for you.

A sci-fi action packed story. Really incredible if you enjoy the what-if and what could be possible in science things. I truly enjoyed it.

Typically I wouldn’t go for a sci-fi story but this is an absolute must read. Loved every second of this book!!! I’ve always wanted to travel to other different dimensions but I’m glad Jason did it for me if it’s anything like that lol