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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
2.0

I'm really struggling with my review for this book. I can't say I liked it. But I also can't say I didn't like it.

Pros:
I thought the storyline was super creepy. Especially the more I think about it.
The action was interesting when it was happening.
I liked the four main characters characters.
I really enjoyed that moment when I finally figured out what was happening.

Cons:
The format.
All the short sentences.
It was like this.
And I kept having the same thoughts:
Why not just write complete paragraphs?!
Maybe this should have been a short story.
Haven't we read this before?
The repetition.
The repetition.
The repetition.
My god, this is dragging.

But seriously. When I started reading, I was loving it! But then I got a little confused. Like I said above, when you figure out what is really happening, it's a bit of a shock. I was hooked for a few pages after that. But then I got bored again. I'm pretty sure I found myself feeling bored more often than I felt hooked. Though I never once thought about adding it to my DNF list.

I just can't say I really enjoyed this read.

Favorite lines:
No one tells you it's all about to change, to be taken away. There's no proximity alert, no indication that you're standing on the precipice. And maybe that's what makes tragedy so tragic. Not just what happens, but how it happens: a sucker punch that comes at you out of nowhere, when you're least expecting it. No time to flinch or brace.

Her breath is wine-sweet, and she has one of those smiles that seem architecturally impossible. It still slays me.

I am not allowed to think I'm crazy.
I am only allowed to solve this problem.