#12 in Thriller
Dark Matter
- 366
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Editor’s note Blake Crouch built it as a thriller on the many-worlds idea from quantum physics: a Chicago physics professor is abducted and wakes in a version of his life he did not choose. Published in 2016, it moves fast, in short chapters. Crouch himself adapted it as the Apple TV+ series Dark Matter (2024), starring Joel Edgerton.
About the book
Dark Matter is a thriller science fiction novel by American writer Blake Crouch, first published in the United States in July 2016 by the Crown Publishing Group. The story is about a physicist who is kidnapped and sent to a parallel universe in which another version of his life unfolds because of a different choice he made fifteen years prior. The book draws on the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics which posits that every possible outcome of every event creates a new universe or world that runs parallel to our own.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 3,109 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 95% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Thriller average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 92 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 3K | 97% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Loved this book - I couldn't put it down. The only thing that I would've liked to see is a version of this book where the protagonist was a woman. But otherwise, love the metaphor here about coping with the outcomes of your decisions, the sliding doors of life - so beautiful.”
“This book is charming, but problematic. The pacing (after a bit of a rough start) is phenomenal, the concept is fun (if not original), and the author's prose is well suited to his narrative. It does have its problems: the characters are paper thin, the…”
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