Dark Matter

This book wasn\’t bad but there is no way it should be scoring a 4 out of 5. This has helped to make me aware that we should not trust Audible reviews. 144 people found this helpful

This is pretty quick and shallow summer read. I really like a good multiverse story and this definitely had pieces of a good story in the book\’s concept, it just didn\’t flesh any of them out in an overly interesting way. We have Jason, a physicist currently teaching college undergrads at a second rate University near Chicago, but formerly a reportedly brilliant researcher in his younger days, who gave up the fast track to physics fame to have a low key family life. We have some narrative ponderings about the path not taken, and some narrative descriptions of quantum theory and the multiverse. Into that set-up we have a blustery night, a Jason returning from a congratulatory pub party for a far more successful science friend, and a mysterious stranger who kidnaps our humble Jason and thrusts him into the multiverse where he spends the rest of the book contemplating the infinities of paths not taken and just trying to get back home. I don\’t think there are any spoilers in that, as this is the set up you\’re expecting from the start. I think this story could have been told in a lot of thought provoking ways, but in this case it wasn\’t. It was literally just that scaffold with some action superimposed on top of it. It wasn\’t terrible, it was just kind of unmemorable. 66 people found this helpful

Just another “…myself from the past, disappointed with the emptiness of fame and selfish choices, crosses universes and trades places with me, stealing my life, so I have to fight to get it all back, a secret government conspiracy chasing me the whole time….” blah blah blah story. Gave up at 2 hours because I was so far ahead of the story I found myself literally slapping a palm to my forehead. If you have read twelve of these kinds of books already, you might like it. Whatever. 47 people found this helpful

yes, I get why it\’s called what it\’s called. but I found this book far more complex and beautiful. it\’s the most elegant love story.. I usually avoid romance novels because they don\’t feel authentic to me, but simplicity and intelligence of the characters makes it perfect. 12 people found this helpful

Somehow this book seemed shorter than it was. I enjoyed the concept, but it was more of a story of dedication and love than anything else. Don\’t believe for a minute that this made it sappy. In fact, it was so engaging that I finished it in 3 days, listening every spare minute and staying up until 3 to finish. Now that I have finished my review, I am going to start it all over again and see what I missed the first time! If you are looking for a similar book that is equally engaging, but with an entirely different motivation, try The Fold by Peter Clines. I have listened to that one at least 4 times! 10 people found this helpful

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