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re: Dark Matter
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:35 pm to Midget Death Squad
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:35 pm to Midget Death Squad
This was one of the most disappointing books I’ve read in a while.
When I saw the description, I immediate grabbed it to read.
I thought the idea was amazing and it could have been one of the best sci-fi books in recent memory.
But it just wasn’t well written, was too superficial.
It felt like somebody had written a truly great story, but all I got was Blake Crouch’s summary of it.
Almost like reading a script rather than a novel.
When I saw the description, I immediate grabbed it to read.
I thought the idea was amazing and it could have been one of the best sci-fi books in recent memory.
But it just wasn’t well written, was too superficial.
It felt like somebody had written a truly great story, but all I got was Blake Crouch’s summary of it.
Almost like reading a script rather than a novel.
This post was edited on 9/20/23 at 4:36 pm
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Posted on 9/20/23 at 5:28 pm to Pikes Peak Tiger
This is spot on. It felt like a series of events took place without any depth to them. Plus he painted himself into a corner by creating limitations to the box yet breaking those limitations to make the story progress.
SPOILER TERRITORY:
He never once explained how Jason2 was able to send Jason1 precisely to his world. What a huge hole to never fill.
The other major issue I had is with all the Jasons at the end acting like a bunch of deranged killers. There was not much separation J1 from all the other Js, and he even goes as far to make sure the reader knows they act and think alike, yet somehow they were cold blooded killers. Most annoyingly was how often J1 kept telling his wife and son that they were in danger. That makes zero sense to the character that he developed with Jason.
It was frustratingly bad at times, which is annoying since he created a really cool universe with a ton of story potential.
SPOILER TERRITORY:
He never once explained how Jason2 was able to send Jason1 precisely to his world. What a huge hole to never fill.
The other major issue I had is with all the Jasons at the end acting like a bunch of deranged killers. There was not much separation J1 from all the other Js, and he even goes as far to make sure the reader knows they act and think alike, yet somehow they were cold blooded killers. Most annoyingly was how often J1 kept telling his wife and son that they were in danger. That makes zero sense to the character that he developed with Jason.
It was frustratingly bad at times, which is annoying since he created a really cool universe with a ton of story potential.
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