Dark Matter (Crouch) - Book Reviews

Book Reviews
What is "identity?" In the words of physics professor Jason Dessen, "If you strip away all the trappings of personality and lifestyle, what are the core components that make me me?" Conventional wisdom asserts that the choices we make shape our destiny and, perhaps, our identity. The surreal, "multi-verse" context of Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter presents a far more complex concept of identity: one not just comprised of multiple destinies but multiple selves across quantum states, each living in "alternate realities at the same point in space and time."  READ MORE.
John Michael De Marco, author, Book Club Widower - LitLovers


In the technical sense of the term, Blake Crouch's Dark Matter is definitely a book…But rather like the mysterious cubelike chamber invented by the physicist Jason Dessen in Crouch's novel—well, let's say by at least one version of Jason and perhaps by several; indeed, perhaps by an infinite or incalculable number of Jasons—Dark Matter is a portal into other dimensions of reality…as you read it on paper it inhabits a state of quantum transubstantiation, or "superposition," to use Jason Dessen's lingo. It's a novel right now, one that barely qualifies as beach reading because you'll gulp it down in one afternoon, or more likely one night. But the next time you look, it will have metamorphosed into some other form.
Andrew O'Hehir - New York Times Book Review


A dazzling book for summer [with] a mind-bending premise, a head-spinning plot that’s dialogue-driven and adrenaline-fueled, and a gut-wrenching climax that gave me goose bumps.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune


A mind-blowing sci-fi/suspense/love-story mash-up.
Entertainment Weekly


Excellent characterization and well-crafted tension do much to redeem the outlandish plot of this SF thriller from Crouch.... Crouch makes little attempt to justify the underlying science fiction MacGuffin, but a rousing and heartfelt ending will leave readers cheering.
Publishers Weekly


[A]n irresistible read. Despite a few small missteps...it is not hard to see why this title was preempted by Sony in a big bid for the movie rights. Verdict: While stories of the multiverse are not new, Crouch brings a welcome intensity to the trope. —MM
Library Journal


Crouch keeps the pace swift and the twists exciting. Readers who liked his Wayward Pines trilogy will probably devour this speculative thriller in one sitting [as will] those who enjoy roller-coaster reads in the vein of Harlan Coben.
Booklist


[E]ncounters sometimes strain credibility.... Suspenseful, frightening, and sometimes poignant—provided the reader has a generously willing suspension of disbelief.
Kirkus Reviews