Dark Matter

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Once in awhile, you get to read a piece of literature that makes you stop and think about the world in a completely different way. Maybe it was the story of a culture you didn’t know about before, or a thriller with a character you just can’t forget, or a fantasy/sci-fi novel that transported you into a different world.
this cover has multiple meanings and they are all Jason.

Maybe you read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Of course, the cover art is amazing, and really makes you want to pick it up. Whatever, people judge by the cover — don’t care if you’re supposed to or not — we do. Reading the dust jacket, it seems like an okay story that might be interesting. The dust jacket doesn’t even begin to cover it. Ha, cover it. I crack myself up.

At the beginning, it seems as though you’re really a thriller that will undoubtedly turn into something ridiculous or unbelievable. However, as the story begins to unfold and you actually find yourself interested in physics concepts you never quite understood before, you realize you are reading a book that is revolutionary and would also make an amazing movie. There was a nagging feeling that it would end up like a generic love story, but it doesn’t, so don’t be afraid. Just enjoy the idea that you can visit “worlds that are adjacent to ours” but even the slightest difference can be catastrophic (164).
The idea of meeting multiple versions of yourself reminded me a lot of multiple Jerrys on Rick & Morty, 
classic Jerry.

and it also reminded me of the alternate reality where Jerry is famous,but in a way that makes you question which you is the right you for the people you love. Books like this make me happy, not that there could potentially be millions of Jennifers that made different choices, but literally that there probably are millions of Jennifers and I haven’t made bad decisions because I have made all the decisions that could possibly exist.

Seriously, this book is amazing. Go read it, you’ll be happy.

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