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- Dark Matter Isn’t Good
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So it wasn’t for me. I want to reiterate, one last time I think this was written by a very talented author. That author, though has just had adaptations before, and I feel like they wrote this to be adapted without thinking it through.
lol I enjoyed the book well enough (thought Recursion was more interesting though) but I also enjoyed your review!
ultimately I think a reader's enjoyment will come down to how well they're able to turn off the analytical part of their brain and just enjoy a schlocky sci-fi story.
@@stratsrock135 I also enjoyed this book when I read it some years ago now. Glad to hear Recursion is better, that one has Ben seating in my shelf for some years as well 😂
didn't you give the bonehead idiot title to Fitz chivarly but you love that story.
wow, you reminded me how bad the book was after they started travelling the dimensions... i completely forgot
Yeah, I really enjoyed this book but I think everything you say is correct. It's just a fun fast-moving thriller with a cool sci-fi concept around it, with very little deep philosophy or characterization. A fun read if you like thrillers.
The part of the book where Jason was freely interacting with the plague infected version of his wife had me almost tearing my hair out. I for sure thought the twist was going to be that he ended up spreading the plague to his own world due to his stupidity and (ironically) ends up killing his own family.
But nope. Apparently this highly infectious super virus that makes you bleeds from your eyes just didn't infect him for some reason?
Easily far and away the worst part of the book.
Safe to say the author didn't play Red Dead Redemption 2. Just watched a lot of rick and morty.
Maybe in that universe proteins are mirrored so the pathogen might not be as effective do you someone from another universe…
He was immune duh
Could be a virus that the human race in Jason Prime’s dimension has already developed a natural defense against (like the black plague). At least that’s what I told myself.
You said Jason so many times I couldn't help but think of Heavy Rain, which made this video even funnier. The plot is so unhinged.
Jason! Jason! Jason!
Same!
This just triggered a memory omg 😂😂😂
The goblin put on 5 years of age with one haircut, impressive manipulation of time
feels more like he took off years.... just me??? ok
@@edwin6791older but better. Not a fan of the bangs but more power to him.
He looks the same age to me, but I also think he looks better.
Goblin:sheveled
I was a 1/3 of the way into this video before I realised "Oh I've read this book!"
Thats how memorable this book! 😂
I had the same reaction hahahahaha. Enjoyed the first bit and it just got stupider and stupider but I was deep enough in I just finished it. Definitely my first and last Crouch book
So I'm not the only one?!
Yeah, it's not that memorable XD
Haha, I'm jealous! It's been living rent free in my head for all the wrong reasons
YES. I remember a feeling of "yeah, okay, whatever" as I read it, but not a thing about the plot.
Parts of the plot you described reminded me a lot of the tv show Sliders, but worse. They had an episode where they end up on a planet with its own "super" pandemic, but I think it worked better because: the main characters didn't chose the destination, and they didn't immediately understand what was going on... so naturally they all started getting sick.
Then; they were forced to come up with a cure before they were forced to Slide into a different universe and potentially infect & destroy that world.
If you're not going to properly deal with the ramifications of your character visiting a world with a pandemic / plague or whatever... then just don't. Sounds like it could have just been a world where Jason's wife was suffering from a incurable illness that took that universes Jason. Just force Prime Jason to observe from the other side the glass at a hospital... and you got all the main-character-suffering ya want without any dumb decisions being made.
In that episode the professor (gimli in lotr) re-invents peneceline to save the planet😂
0:00 You know it's gonna be a Holy Moly review when it starts off like this XD
12:52 "The definition of insanity" being repeated again and again is hilariously ironic
Dumb characters that the author doesn't realize are dumb and just has them succeed doing dumb things with no consequences is one of the most irritating things in books.
They might be bearable, except they’re usually surrounded by objectively smarter characters who are constantly amazed at how clever the MC’s stupid decisions are. 🙅♀️ I’m fine with a stupid character accidentally failing up and thinking he’s a genius, but I need the other characters to recognize how stupid this character is and be actively compensating for his stupidity.
@@Pajali or they're just so enamored with the MC's feelings for their family or whatever that somehow all of the MC's stupidity is excused
Or funniest
It’s especially irritating if the author thinks their protagonist is smart
Humans are dumb. Especially for love.
A someone who also dislikes this book a whole lot- I'm ready for this.
I just remember thinking, "What kind of magic hoo-hah does Jason's wife have?" Dude barely even thought about his kid.
The multiverse schtick became so old so fast imo
Read this book a couple of years and absolutely loved it, and will continue to love it.
However...
You aren't... Wrong 😂
This is almost exactly how I feel. I read it and enjoyed it although by the end I would just give it a 3 out 5
But thoroughly enjoyed Daniel's review and criticisms , totally on point 😂
Same, it's a fun time that requires a lot of suspension of disbelief but the emotional impact of a lot of the stuff hit really well for me and that's why I enjoyed it.
💯 agree with this
I didn't even realize I bought this book twice. Paperback and Kindle. Got 1/3 in and started getting deja vu. I completely forgot I read it smh
This.
I was also baffled by the pandemic world scene not having consequences.
The whole book was a 'meh' for me. An incoherent but entertaining thriller.
Meh is a perfect description.
I was not a fan. It started with the hero spending way too many pages being confused about what was happening. Midway, I thought we were going to go on a Sliders type adventure exploring different possibilities, but that lasted only 3 pages. And the ending seemed like a random thought that was amusing, but not how that should have played out.
I'm glad you mentioned Fitz. I think writing dumbasses is a particular skill of Robin Hobbs'. 😀
Personally, alternate Daniela frustrated the heck out of me. WHY would you sleep with Jason while he's in that state? Let's put aside the cheating... like he's a wreck whose sanity you'd definitely be questioning??? And there's no exploration of her (or Amanda's) character. It felt very much like, "how to write WOMAN."
The not sleeping with Amanda to be faithful to his wife bit was stupid, he already was unfaithful. Sleeping with a different version of your wife, is still cheating on your wife.
For real. I'm glad I haven't paid money for this story lol
Edit: the fact she was apparently somehow more attractive than his actual, og wife somehow makes it both weirder and worse
haven't read the book so I wanna know, does the og wife ever find out? how did she react? what was jason even thinking during it?
@@seaof_stars Yupp, the og wife does find out, she asks him why nd he says he missed her, if i remember right. The thing is, the wife sleeps with the other version of him, without knowing that it's not him ofc. So they don't have any argument over it, the book just goes "Well, they're equal now" nd just doesn't mention it again.
Regarding what Jason thinks, he was away from his wife in a strange world nd then he sees this successful version of his wife who's just a friend in this world nd terribly misses her. He tells her the truth nd the she starts wondering what the life with him would've been like with him. It's consensual but it sucks that he did that.
@@zatchbell5678
I think the reason she was a little more attractive is that she hadn't had children. Carrying children for nine months and giving birth ages you quite a bit.
@@sirbillius To say having children makes a woman less attractive is incredibly stupid.
I had the exact same experience reading this book - good concept, interested at the beginning... then hating the main character by the end. I vividly remember finishing the book and immediately telling my husband "well that sucked."
Same experience here with Crouch's other book, Recursion
Same experience, it started to get ridiculous.
THIS. Kept reading thinking it would turn around and.... Nothing.
It would have been an interesting story beat if he had skipped to a few universes before realizing he was infected and he has to deal with the guilt of wiping out billions of people in each place he had been.
I’m on episode eight of the Apple + show, and I’m impressed by the changes that have been made so far. Amanda stays in the utopian world, the pandemic is explained as a non-airborne virus (Jason hands his wife the morphine instead of injecting her himself) evil Jason makes some more intelligent decisions, essentially Blake Crouch made improvements to the show to clarify or rewrite elements that were questionable in the book. As for multiple Jasons, they went from hundreds to maybe a dozen. Plus there’s a follow up on some of the other travelers as well.
Daniella: “You’re going to raffle me off like a fucking fruit basket!?”
Jason: "That's the plan! And no, you don't get a say in any of this, because the author sees you as a sexy little plot device"
Thank you for this review. I feel so validated. This book had so many positive reviews, and it is a genuinely interesting concept, but I couldn't get past how much of an insufferable wife guy the main character is
It's the most frustrating part of his books, like it's always the family man thrown into a whacky/extinction level event and the family has no effect on the plot whatsoever. They are ways for the male lead to self actualise in like a oh my god he's literally me way. And for someone who doesn't care that much about romance, like I can stomach romance sub plots but they're so dry it annoys me. They serve their purpose as a way to give the reader some down time but there are better ways.
It was so outrageous and I understand how ridiculous it was but I bought it in an airport and read basically the whole thing on my flight so it did it’s job 😂
does jason 1 not understand that sleeping with universe 2 version of his wife is also not his wife and functionally the same as sleeping with someone else like amanda
I definitely didn't understand the hype of this book, it felt very disjointed, and the main character as you said made some bizarre choices. I found myself saying many times "why would you do that?"...I didn't get it. To those that like it great...it was just "ok" for me.
I had serious issues with this book, but what's really interesting to me is that they're mostly different. When we discovered the twist of the Jasons showing up, that was the first time I thought, "well this is cool! I haven't seen this before!" I could rant but I think all my issues boil down to the book treating Jason's wife as a McGuffin. Everyone wants her; we never really get to know her. And the book doesn't care really about her either, as long as Jason wants her.
I agree. The confluence of Jasons was the best part for me. And his plan to get arrested was actually pretty clever. Everything else was so stupid.
I kinda see what you’re saying but the clones wanting her makes sense bc they’re clones of the main Jason who is married to her and fighting to be with her. I still do not think this is a good story by any means but at least to me that specific complaint is essentially address. Evil Jason has a clear reason behind his interest and I’m not sure sure about other alt universes
Jason never seemed to realize that his life was not particularly more special than that of most of his other clones. He could never see the bigger picture because he was so invested in his own little story. And I do not understand what made him different from the other clones that he could end up with Daniela in the end because, frankly, he was not any different. Even if he had some realizations, the story did not properly show why he felt this way and the other clones could not.
@@jagmeetjhajjI know this is an old comment but iirc, Daniela wanted this story’s version of Jason. He himself was willing to sacrifice his chance of being with her but Daniela made it clear that she wanted this Jason.
@@Jugobox25 She desired this particular Jason because he was the first Jason she encountered among those who had been taken from her world. This Jason conceived the idea of smoking in a diner, which ultimately led to their initial encounter. However, it is important to note that any other Jason could have devised the same plan, and she would have desired that Jason instead.
My book club read this book a few years back and I distinctly remember being more interested in the book about the cops who have to investigate the murder scene where all the victims appear to be the same guy.
I appreciate your opinion and your eloquence BUT I LOVED the book. Good hearing other people's opinions about it ;)
Why?
Loved this book as well.
Loved it too but I always like hearing opinions that counter mine 😅
A good plot twist would be that Jason couldn't kill his alternate self because if he did then he and the other versions of himself would also disappear. Make it a rule that he could only die by natural means and that becomes a huge delima for 1st Jason who was displaced. Also, there should have been rules for interaction at some point - like what could he not do because it would upset the balance of the space-time continuum.
Not much, what’s the Dark Matter with you?
Heheh, got em.
I’m glad you mentioned the insanity thing because that also drives me crazy. That is absolutely not the definition of insanity lol.
I just had a breakup when I read this book, so I really loved the obsessiveness and love for his wife; and I think these dumb decisions were overlooked for that reason because I was rooting for Jason too much. But NOWWW, that you have pointed it out, I am laughing so loud in my room. XD
Stupid Stupid Jason.
Exactly! It reads so fast so I didn’t stop to think decisions through. I had to keep flipping pages.
@@rosssims7224 yeah the pace got me too, i liked it a lot. love can make you do stupid things right?
5:00 “it’s a don’t read it out of ten for me”. Harsh. I wish you told us how you really felt. 😅
I have been waiting to hear from someone who disliked this book as much as I did (and I usually love sci-fi). Thank you.
I love this book. It touched on some relatable topics for me and multiverse/time travel stories are my favorite. But that really had to be worst ending in anything I've ever read ever. When I say I love this book I'm really just talking about the first 75%, the other 25% does not exist and cannot hurt me
I gave it 2 stars on Goodreads when I read it back in 2019. I agree fully with this review. In my review: "This book is like one long episode of the 90's TV show Sliders. It was clearly written with adaptation in mind--the protagonist is a cookie-cutter hero archetype (he's a genius! But also a great dad/family man!). The entire first half of the book is simply waiting for the protagonist to realize something you figured out in Chapter 1. And again, a lot of the plot of this book seems to be waiting for the protagonist to make inevitable decisions."
I like the Blake Crouch books I’ve read, but it does seem very much like they are all written to be adapted into movies / shows. It’s a different type of read for me.
I literally went out and bought this book after watching the first part of this video because I was like, wait it’s bad? So many of my friends like it tho, I wanna know for myself.
So thanks for getting me to finally read this cuz I loved it hahaha. You definitely have some criticisms here I agree with. Pandemic world is one of the stupidest things I’ve read. But I don’t agree with all of the complaints you had. One that stuck out to me was the why Jason2 didn’t kill OG Jason. The book actually explains this a couple times with both OG Jason guessing and later Jason2 confirming he sent OG to his timeline with the logic of it giving that Jason everything he’d want. It’s dumb and is pointed out that it was really just a way for Jason2 to justify and cope with his horrible actions.
I think you and I also had slightly different interpretations of the themes which def colored our takes on the conclusion. I didn’t feel it was so much that the book was saying Jason2 choices bad more than it was saying stop thinking about how things could be different because it’s more than just the binary of one decision and the two possible outcomes. I also didn’t think the book was saying protagonist Jason was best Jason morally more that he’s one of an infinite amount that make up the composite that is Jason and he’s the one who happens to come up with the plan that gets him with his wife and son alone.
I also loved the “Confederacy of Jasons” twist. It was a twist that simultaneously had me going “Holy shit wtf wow” and “Oh duh, how did I not see this coming?” It makes sense to me, in an infinite multiverse, other Jasons that branch off would survive and make it back, and it made for what was to me the most thrilling part of the book. How do I now need with all these other mes and also what justifies me being the one to win over others?
Anyway, still loved the video now having watched the rest of it. You make your points well and are very entertaining to watch and listen to. I’m glad you got me to pick up this book off my TBR even though you hated it so thanks hahaha
So I gotta admit, I was excited about this because I assumed you were talking about Syfy's "Dark Matter", the show, which was a cool Scifi show based on a somewhat original concept, but I just learned that this is a book, and the Apple series is completely unrelated and based on Blake's book, not the comic book that Syfy's Dark Matter was based on. That's REALLY confusing.
Same! I watched the SyFy show with my roommate and we loved it.
It’s not going to be an Amazon prime show but an Apple tv plus show.
@@alex30425 Thanks fixed.
Same, and what sucks is the Syfy/comic book Dark Matter is really good
Wait they adapted Dark Matter?
Pardon me
12:36 its worth noting is AMANDA who pulls the definition of insanity bit ... you know, the presumably-trained-in-psychology-or-psychiatry therapist
I agree! Liked the start and by the end was like "ok, no more Crouch for me".. Huge parts didn´t work for me.
Didn't mention the weird Hell tortured Jason that randomly walks through
Thank you for this. There are good things to be said about this book, just not enough.
I spent the last few years since reading this books thinking I read a differente book from everyone else because I hated it and everyone else seems to love it. I'll admit, a big reason I didn't like it was because this is 80% thriller and 20% sci-fi and I don't like thrillers. But even the sci-fi part comes off as dumb. Maybe in a different story I would have enjoyed it more.
And I agree with you. The characters are terrible. They don't make good decisions and are incredibly unlikable.
I listened to the audio book so maybe that changed how I felt but I really enjoyed the book. It’s not anything new but I think the characters are great. The plot kinda went a little haywire towards the end. Maybe I’m crazy for it but I like that it was all over the place lol. Definitely understand the criticism though
Totally agree. I’m surprised Apple is adapting this. While reading it, I remember thinking “this feels like a straight to Redbox movie starring Liam Neeson”.
If they are as unfaithful to the original material as they were for Foundation, the tv show might be 90% different.
Good point. In this case, I might actually like the show more if they changed a lot 😂 It feels like there could be something there if they developed the themes and characters more.
@@danielwarrenguitar God that was a strange adaptation. It wasn't bad per say but it was so so different it's not even "Foundation" anymore
I gave it a decent rating cause it was quick and made me nostalgic for Sliders (I'm old!), so I brushed off a lot of dumb stuff. But you're 100% right on every point.
while I do agree with most of your thoughts(especially the ending), there are a few points that you pointed out as bizarre that do have some level of logic in them. I'll try to explain them but some of these are copium as my mind tries to find reasons for some of the choices.
1. The Zombie Virus: was it dumb to visit your wife? absolutely. but you have to keep in mind, the man saw her getting shot right in front of him, he cannot think properly. the author knows the visit is stupid and tells you about it but jason visits her anyways, it just shows how much his mind is messed up right now. I do see how stupid it looks that the virus didn't spread, especially considering how lethal and contagious it was shown to be. my head canon( read: copium) is that is the dna of humans in that world is slightly off in a way that people from the OG can't catch it. well it is certainly a stretch, it is a possibility which is why I included it. yes, it's stupid. (edit: there is also a possibility that our jason DID get infected but we don't know that yet. remember, they never mentioned the incubation time for the virus to begin with, or if it was possible for some people to be immune to it and so on. it is a copium to a highest degree but you can't deny it is a possibility. i feel like that is one of the points that the author is trying to make. that its left open-ended because YOU can decide how the story ends, and provided your argument could theoretically happen, it probably did happen in an alternate timeline)
2. About why Dani thinks her Jason is real: I am pretty sure the reason that it feels like Dani suddenly declares how the real jason is is because she's trying to grasp reality and thus chooses to ignore the complexity of the problem. that deep down, she knows she might never know who is real so chooses to declare one and hope for the best. I don't think I articulated my point exactly but i hope my point came across.
3. if Our Jason is THE Jason: I can understand how annoying it can be to not get a definite point, I feel like that was the point? truth is, we can never know who is real as they are all equally real to themselves. its not meant to be an answered question, it was meant to be a rhetorical one.
4. The Ending: yes, its stupid. I don't like it either. Felt like a cop out to me as well. the way I think of it, it is A ending, but not the ideal one. a story typically ends in an ideal way, no strings left hanging. the author chose one possible ending, partly(in my opinion) to make the readers question it themselves. as in what could be the ending? we don't know who's right, who's wrong. the story feels muddy and that is intentional. I'm aware that I'm grasping on straws here but that was how i felt when i read it.
5. Sending Jason to Scientist World: you mentioned how Sc Jason was willing to kill other jasons later but couldn't kill them before. the way i look at it, he wasn't willing to kill himself at the time due to guilt. hell, the therapist tells you that when OG jason questions it. the reason he was willing to kill later was because he was doing it for his family, at these, that was his justification. the guilt he would feel is no longer there as he found a reason for it.
overall, the story is an 8/10 for me. I have my qualms with it. there are parts of it I didn't enjoy at all. like when the Scientist dude from the lab realized that it was a different jason, why did he want to immediately kill him? he is literally living proof of the experiment, they could have checking how different the jason's were, what changes were there in their respective timelines and so much more. the author didnt explore that so that was a disappointment. i know that the chances are low, but I would recommend reading Recursion before Giving up. Personally, I felt like it was much better, more coherent and less convulated than Dark matter. Hope my copi- I mean, my arguments make sense
I really agree with this. I don't get how daniel missed all of this. It was frustrating hearing him refer to the main character as "prime" jason when the whole point was that there is no "prime" jason.
I also didn't really like this book and thought Jason made incredibly stupid decisions for a "smart" guy. One of the dumbest decisions in the book was when they walked out into the deathly frigid world with normal clothes and exactly zero plan; at some point they just turn around and realize they have no idea how to get back to the box. How could you possibly be any dumber?
I am aware of some of the issues about this book, but somehow this book really struck a chord with me. It really made me want to appreciate the life I have with my wife and daughter and never let them go lol.
Yeah I feel the same way, I noticed a lot of the issues Daniel pointed out as well but the emotion of the story really carried it for me. It reminded me to appreciate my loved ones for a long while after I read it.
Dark Matter is good for those who are completely new to reading and to sci fi as a genre. It's much too dumbed down if you are already familiar with the genre. I personally found it a pale imitation of And Then There Were N-1 by Sarah Pinsker, which has the advantage of being shorter, not dumbing things down, and also free on Escape Pod.
I hated recursion by the same author, and I’m always amazed by how much other people love it. The thin veneer of “science” he uses right the beginning of his story, just to throw it all out and make it all basically nonsense by the end, is incredibly frustrating. It sounds like it’s the same with Dark Matter. Completely agree on the “tonal clash” between the nonsense, cartoonish science and the plot being played up as “serious” or “realistic”. How are we supposed to take the science seriously when the author clearly didn’t care enough to worry about its internal consistency?
I felt the same way! I really don’t know why this book is recommended so much by booktube.
I've never read Dark Matter, but Recursion is one of my favorites, absolutely adored that book. So now I'm curious to read Dark Matter just to see what's up with it
Thank you for reviewing this one! I've been sitting on it for so long because everyone I know loves this book, and I felt so icky when reading it. The obsession of Jason and all his alter egos with that poor woman was repulsive, and I could barely finish the book. I assume that my expression while reading it seesawed between bemusement and disgust.
"I'm always jealous of people who like things that I dislike, because I had to spend time reading it" I relate to this so hard having just finished Atlas Complex yesterday.
This might be my favorite video of yours and I’ve been watching for years. The part where you reveal the army of Jason’s fighting to be the “One Jason to Rule Them All” I was dying laughing. I can’t believe I read this entire book.
Ranting Daniel is fun. Even though I was there as this video was edited, I had to listen to this all again.
Thank you! I thought I was the only one to feel that way. The decision making and ‘science’ stuff drove me bonkers.
My issue was that just as Jason splits into more Jasons, Danni will split into more Dannis. There IS NO ORIGINAL / PRIME DANNI, or for that matter there's no original Jason, just many versions. So there should be infinity Dannis to match up with infinity Jasons, and/or whoever they want. When a binary decision splits the multiverse, neither of the 2 new ones is the original, or both are.
The other Jasons could have travelled to different universes to find alternative versions of Daniela instead of murdering each other. There must be infinite versions of Daniela at that point, each branching from the original Daniela Jason knew in his native universe. Perhaps in one universe, Daniela chose a different meal or slept in an hour later, yet still followed the same path as the Daniela we knew. In that case, she would essentially be the same person.
It was frustrating that the book didn't even acknowledge this especially considering that Jasons are supposed to be geniuses.
I’m half through the book now and becoming increasingly frustrated by Jason so this rant is just the relief I needed.
I thought I was the only person who hated this book, so good to know that’s not true 😂
I ADORED this book. I felt anxious the whole time, it was so exciting and i loved the concept
Thank you! Nice not to be alone in my opinion of this one. I read this a while back, didn't get the hype... to say the least. Almost as overrated as the Dresden Files (I'll duck and cover now).
Ive missed these rant videos
Gotta say, a situation where the police have to arrest several identical men does lend itself to comedy. Missed opportunity, honestly.
Yeah, the plague should have spread across the multiverse. From the Jason's going there and jump jumping to other universes.
I really didn't like the Assassin's Apprentice trilogy by Robin Hobb. Seems like everyone else did, but the ending of the third book was _such_ a disappointment to me. Too _deus ex machina_ for my taste. Anyone else feel the same way? Cause I keep hearing her books being recommended and I'm just wondering if I'm missing something here or what...
Dont worry most RH fans dislike Assassins Quest. Liveship traders is where it really gets good.
It sounds like a novel plotted and written by an author smokin' pot while watchin' "Rick and Morty"! lol
There may be only none, Debbie!
I really want a book to be like "you know what the definition of insanity is?" and just follow up with an actual definition
I was just like how we even know this Jason we’ve been with this whole time The One Jason To Rule Them All by the time we got to that point.
hmm this reminds me of what Black Mirror's Season 6 episode: "Beyond the Sea" tackled except its about two astronauts going into their other bodies to live one person's life 🤔
Yes to all of this
This brings back memories of Terry Goodkind reviews.
You know the definition of insanity...? Hearing this line over and over again. Are you insane yet Daniel? xD
Here to cheer for the Fitz mention. 🥳
Wasn't there a meme like 10 years ago where a guy named Josh found 500 other people named Joshua and challenged them all to a fight at a given time and place for the right to use the nickname Josh? Is this the novelisation of that meme? I seem to recall the meme ended with like 150 Joshes showing up and a little kid named Josh being declared the winner and it was totally wholesome, let's just pretend that was the story.
Are you sure this wasn't a comedy? The scenes you described were hilarious 😂
I just read it too and struggled to finish it. I HATED the last 1/3 of the book so much! It got good reviews on Good Reads so I gave it a go. I definitely agree with this review.
Listening to this, I'm glad I did the right decision to close the book during the early car scene 😂I would have had the exact same issues with it and luckily I saw it coming early enough to not waste my time 🙈
Ironic that Walter White's company would have been called Gray Matter
I DNF'd this book in January so I'm glad to know both how it ends and be validated in my choice to move on to something better 🤣
Dark Matter is horrible. Recursion is amazing. Trust me
Totally with you on the plague universe. Generally though I am pretty good about just turning my brain off when reading/watching this kind story so I had a lot of fun with it. The chat room actually made me laugh when it happened, but it just added to the fun for me.
It's been a while since I read Dark Matter. When I first saw it, I thought it might be related to the science fiction TV show from a while back called Dark Matter. I saw a few episodes of that and figured it might make for a fun read. I mean, you can't really tell from the cover. So I downloaded it from the library's website and the disappointment began.
I think I must have blocked out most of my experience with the book. I forgot most of what happened. I remember thinking the wife is a really uninteresting character, but the author really wants you to think she is interesting. Like why does he like her, besides the fact that the main character married her. And every alternate version of him wants to replace him so they can be with her. I'd say he can do better, but he doesn't make smart moves.
I'm so stoked that we FINALLY read the same book that I'm not even upset that you've destroyed it in this video even though I really enjoyed it .😅
Just starting the video now but I was sorely disappointed by Dark Matter. Gave it a 3/5. The main character is supposed to be one of the brightest minds but he's so helpless. I also hated how Crouch was telling us how much Jason loved Daniela, but it's almost always Jason saying "my wife is hot and we f-k. A lot." Gross.
This just sounds like a dumber version of that Jet Li movie.
Here's me thinking you were going to talk about the Dark Matter scifi TV show that I always wondered if was originally a book.
If it was based on a book, it certainly wasn't this book
I believe that show was based on a comic book
I loved it and was delighted when they released the show so I can enjoy it on screen too. My favourite genre. Loved sliders in the 90s and this
I must admit, like I have to admit I gave up on this super fast paced thing around the time when the doofus lands in Jason 2.0's world and just decides to run RUN RUN because, I guess, that's what action protagonists do? Whether it makes sense or not. But I was already annoyed with the pathetic mess, becaıuse actually Crouch is a terrible writer and the guy's life felt so... I don't know, his relationship with his family felt hilariously fake and setup-y to me, all this bogus sentimentality with not much behind it AT ALL, like "my expat girlfriend got knocked up, time to dump my career and have this family, I guess. I guess I love this woman and this surprise child unconditionally now. wow. oh just HOW HOT is my wife with the Spanish eyes, huh. huh! mm I wanna jump her and vice versa." but then: evil!Jason 2.0." And everything rolls into nonsensical motion, chopped up diction, fast-paced action. Hey, maybe it will all work out if I mindlessly beg this mystery man for my life, surely he'll spare me! No, he has plans... so.. mysterious... PLANS... No, thank you, Mr Barty Crouch sir. Sorry, Mr Blake Crouch, sir.
Havent watched the video but noooo 😢 I thought it was a great book
It is
Opinions lol
Just finished it, valid points ngl
20:36 ….why didn’t he have his wife choose the name to check-in? He has already proved that he and the other versions think alike.
Damn, when Daniel reveal the confederacy of Jasons, I went to buy the book
Its a book that wasnt completely bad IMO but it is extremely overrated 🤷🏻♂️
Waaaaaaay to many plotholes
Sorry my guy, but now that you're an author you shouldn't be so critical. Would focus on improving your own work...
Great video, laughed out loud a few times.
Unrelated, but have you though of reading The Second Apocalypse series by Scott Bakker?
Cheers!
DANIEL I Have been vindicated! My friend recommended me this book and I read and didn't care for it at all. Too many lost plot threads and it was plot heavy and lacked personality for Jason. He has no attributes except FAMILY, and that got old real fast. I didn't mind the multiple Jason finale but the resolution was contrived. Prime Jason was really not special at all
FINALLY! I read this authors Book "Pines" and it might have been the worst thing I've seen ever read and I don't see why so many people love it. I tried to give this one a shot and couldn't make it past chapter 2
Good call. The writing is terrible but I kept reading anyway, despite it frequently pissing me off because I was intrigued. By the third book I had no hope it would be good but I wanted to know how the author would biff it and good lord it is bad. It actually makes the whole trilogy much worse in retrospect because literally nothing about it makes any sense.
I actually think the book is harmful because it includes such terrible science misinformation that it undoubtedly made some readers misunderstand how evolution works.
@@combogalis I did a whole goodreads review on it and I think that it's accidentally ecofascist propaganda. But yes its a book with very harmful ideas and cartoonish bouts of racism which never go examined
Crouch is the kind of writer who appeals to people who read literary fiction and find sci-fi like Dune or something too unrealistic or unrelatable.
At first I was confused, since I thought this is about the 2015 tv series Dark Matter, based on the 2012 comic Dark Matter. Both where quite decent.
Wish folks would come up with more unique titles.