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Dark Matter Book Review

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is an intriguing novel that brings aspects such as the multiverse, fate, and choices together to create the intense plot that ruminates within the novel.  Crouch does this by having the narrator, Jason Dessen, interact and learn about all these elements mentioned.  Another interesting thing about this book is that the action starts right away with a sudden kidnapping that doesn’t make sense until much later.  Along with this, there really isn’t much that cannot be spoiled, which only adds to how much of a fascinating rollercoaster plot is within this story. This lack of summary due to spoilers is an interesting way to view this novel.  As previously stated, it emphasizes the plots of the ability to change the reader's mood continuously.  This “rollercoaster” as I put it previously really is just a jumble of crazy events that make this story what it is.  All of these random events seem unique and separate, but it’s not until the latter part of the book