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Dark Matter - BOTM August 2018
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Have already read the book... didn't click with me
But many have given it 5 stars ..
So hope it jells with all who read here and discuss
Be ready to face Schrodingers cat.😼
Hi! New here. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch?
Starting this weekend 😊
Have been looking forward to this book since few months. Think I'll start too.
Thanks but I kind of drop it for now cuz it is allot similar to MR . NOBODY a physchogical thriller & this Aug is Reserved for Non Fiction & Self Improvement All the best to others
Hey you guys. I just started reading Directorate S just day before.
But since I saw you people are going to read Dark Matter, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Got excited and already started reading.
This is going to be my first group read, so if someone could give me a quick guide, that would be great.
Read this. Nowadays most of the group reads have already been polished off by me!
How did you like this book Niveditha?
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What I do is... I keep commenting or asking questions whenever I find something interesting.
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Niveditha wrote: "Read this. Nowadays most of the group reads have already been polished off by me!"I quite liked it! The concept is very different. At places it wasn't very logical but that was the nature of the story, I felt. Ending could have been stronger. Also not an overtly long book. I think I gave it 4 stars.
Halfway through and loving it. The only book other than Kafka on The Shore that I don't want to put down even to sleep! What a mindfuck!
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Phew...
Oh! I don't know if I'll feel the same towards the end...lets see :) so far so good. Though some parts were a little confusing it's still holding my attention:)
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But majority has given it 5 stars
Thanks Smitha:) Yeah majority have given 5 stars. But you never know ;) The most hyped books don't work for us sometimes :P Hoping for the best yes! :)
So, I started the book 2-3 days back. I've been waiting to read it, just didn't get the push which seemingly this challenge did. Anyways, just crossed the 50% mark. It's getting interesting. Up to 25-30% was a little predictable.
Let's see how it goes
Sulaiman wrote: "So, I started the book 2-3 days back. I've been waiting to read it, just didn't get the push which seemingly this challenge did. Anyways, just crossed the 50% mark. It's getting interesting. Up t..."
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Just started this one. Hopefully I'll finish it in time unless life and other distractions come in the way. Shall participate more actively in this discussion.
I just finished reading the book last night. And wow!! Loved it. Kept me on the edge. No dull moments. Except for one minor thing that I thought could have been somehow different, I felt it was a perfect sci fi thriller. Now I need something light to read😂 This one had messed with my head(in a good way)😂
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Enjoying it way too much. This was my companion on my recent trip to Kerala.
Wow😍 How far are you into the book? I was like what the hell is happening as I was reading it😂😂
Okay. After a long time I have come across a book that I am finding hard to put down. I started earlier today, and between work and family commitments I have still managed to hit the sixty-fivish percent mark. While the concept I am familiar with, owing to a movie that I absolutely love, the storytelling has kept it interesting for me so far.I am feeling bad for the me in an alternate universe who has decided to steer clear off this book.
G wrote: "Okay. After a long time I have come across a book that I am finding hard to put down. I started earlier today, and between work and family commitments I have still managed to hit the sixty-fivish p..."What movie would that be?
I just finished this book in the morning. I was thinking it would take me more time to finish it, but oh damn is it captivating!
Yes it is absolutely captivating and very hard to put down. The pace is great and also the characters!
Sulaiman wrote: "G wrote: "Okay. After a long time I have come across a book that I am finding hard to put down. I started earlier today, and between work and family commitments I have still managed to hit the sixt..."The name of the movie is 'Coherence'. Do watch it if the concept of multiverses fascinates you.
I am nitpicking, but the opening dialogue of chapter ten just seems so incorrect******SPOILERS*******
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Amanda glances up from the notebook, asks, “You’re sure writing it down is the best way to go?” “When you write something, you focus your full attention on it. It’s almost impossible to write one thing while thinking about another. The act of putting it on paper keeps your thoughts and intentions aligned.”
So... who is the psychiatrist here and who the physicist?
G wrote: "Sulaiman wrote: "G wrote: "Okay. After a long time I have come across a book that I am finding hard to put down. I started earlier today, and between work and family commitments I have still manage..."Oh i've watched Coherence and i was so much intrigued after watching it that i watched it again :P
Anyway if this book is in any sense closer as you claim to Coherence then i am up for a biblio treat for sure!!
Done and done. Outstanding work. Some of the things didn't go down well with me, but that's just the aspiring writer in me cavilling about, throwing his weight around.Looking forward to the discussions.
G wrote: "Sulaiman wrote: "G wrote: "Okay. After a long time I have come across a book that I am finding hard to put down. I started earlier today, and between work and family commitments I have still manage..."Thanks. I'll be watching Coherence some time soon.
Starting this book today (worried my little brain may or may not be able to comprehend) after reading the comments!! Excited!
I'm at 35% wrt the Book today and it has been an absolutely freakin' crazy ride so far!So engaging, thrilling and yet dreadful at the same time. Not one bloody clue.
Me thinks i'll have to finish it tonight itself!
Thank you whoever nominated this one!
Sulaiman wrote: n work and family commitments I have st..." All those who watched coherence may be they should try out
Triangle is better than coherence
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Primer is at par with Coherence and both are brain storming movie
All tym my favorite is Predestination 😍
Abish wrote: "Sulaiman wrote: n work and family commitments I have st..." All those who watched coherence may be they should try out
Triangle is better than coherence
or
Primer is at par with Coherence and bo..."
Haven't heard of Triangle.
Did not get Priner at all. Probably because I just watched it once.
Predestination is <3
Triangle is good yes, but I like Coherence more. Maybe because Coherence hasn't been given that overtly gritty treatment that is commonplace in such stories. Predestination is good too, but slightly different where other movies deal with multiverses, Predestination is more about time travel and predestination paradox.
Okay 2 chapters through and my guess/theory/gut feel is that the kidnapper guy was Jason from another dimension, wanting to swap lives? I maybe/probably am wildly wrong.
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Oh crap. Extremely sorry, Smitha. I didn't realise my wild theory was an actual spoiler. I could delete that comment if you want. Also, I was unfortunately using the mobile app.
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In future you can use spoiler tag which can be done on app too ...
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Brilliant! Thanks. :)
A little too filmi for my tastes, then I read that the author is a screenwriter. This book would make a good time pass film. Did like the story, but the writing is average.
Unfortunately, I was unable to finish the book as I don't like the theory underpinning the plot because logic has left even in a science fiction sense and anything goes. The only time I have seen this theme done brilliantly but in a very different way was in the novel Replay by Ken Grimwood. Whether you agree with me or not I strongly suggest that you read Replay even though it was first published as far back as 1987.
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Will try and get a copy of Replay..
Finished it yesterday and I actually quite enjoyed the book. I know the science part of it is total BS, but that didn't ruin the book for me, which isn't saying much because I'm still a newbie when it comes to sci-fi and I'm always more than willing to suspend my disbeliefs. My one gripe with it is the lack of depth in the characters —especially the two female characters, proper caricatures. However, I do like that Jason was not overly macho and prideful;he begs,he cries, he fears, it was quite refreshing — and the writing.I know it's plot driven and I wasn't expecting a great literature out of it, so I still rated it high because it was so gripping;may work better as a movie I guess.
Finished the book couple of days back. Had watched the movies mentioned here ( Triangle, coherence, primer, predestination etc). So not much new in terms of concept. But it didn't feel boring at any point of time. Though, i felt could've been better. There was lot of scope in terms analysing various universes and also the characters in it. Definitely would be better as a movie.
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Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious.
Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits.
Before a man Jason’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.”
In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible.
Is it this world or the other that’s the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how can Jason possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could’ve imagined—one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself even as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe.
From the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, Dark Matter is a brilliantly plotted tale that is at once sweeping and intimate, mind-bendingly strange and profoundly human—a relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of.
Join us as we embark on this thrilling journey.