Crouch opens on a family in a warm, resonant domestic moment with three well-developed characters. Jason Dessen is living a perfectly normal life as a physics professor at a small Chicago-area college with a loving wife and son.

Dark Matter review – quantum fiction that’s delightfully unserious Blake Crouch, author of the Wayward Pines trilogy, opens up a new and infinitely filmable world Alison Flood Also, there were surprises along the way-- the book is unpredictable--and I remaine Dark Matter. Dark Matter Review on 31st July 2019 5th August 2019 Leave a Comment on Dark Matter Review An intense sci-fi story that develops into something truly extraordinary, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is one of my favourite reads of the year. Crouch, Blake. This is a book where critiquing the characters or the setting or even the ending will get you no where because it's not about any of that. I went into this book totally blind and had no idea of the plot. Returning from a trip to the neighbor bar, he is abducted and made to drive to an abandoned building where he is knocked out. It's about the path not taken, … It's about the journey.

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This was my first read by Blake Crouch and Dark Matter was literally an action packed roller coaster ride! At home in Chicago’s Logan Square, Jason Dessen dices an onion while his wife, Daniela, sips wine and chats on the phone. Dark Matter is such a hard book to critique, not because there are problems with it and not because it is perfect without flaw, more because it's so tightly wound together that discussing a single portion is enough to spoil it. I was thoroughly engaged and engrossed by the story. "Dark Matter" [Spoiler] Review: Blake Crouch’s Science Fiction Thriller Delves into the Multiverse November 10, 2017 Danyelle Overbo From the very start of Blake Crouch’s novel, Dark Matter , our narrator builds tension and a deepening sense of unease. Their son, Charlie, an appealing 15-year-old, sketches on a pad. Ballantine Books, 2016.