Dark Matter (Book)

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 Dark Matter


          

          

          Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is an amazing and mind-blowing book. It's a page-turner. There is a mediocre high school Physics professor- Jason, who always ponders about his life choices. What if he hadn't settled down with his wife? What if he didn't have a kid? What if he continued with his research? He keeps wondering about the path not taken. Our choices make us. Every decision that we take impacts our tomorrow.     







          Our world is three-dimensional. The two dimensions help in perceiving the length and breadth. The third dimension adds the element of depth. This makes up our reality. Now, this book deals with the fourth dimension- time. At a given moment we make a certain choice. Hence, with time we make various choices. Now imagine that one choice leads to where you are at present and the other choice makes up a whole other universe.

          Till the time Jason was with his parents, all Jasons present in the multiverse had the same memory. The moment Jason made a choice... another universe was created where he did not make that choice. For example, Jason decided to marry Daniella in one reality. In another reality, he was too focused on his research to marry Daniella and she eventually ended up having an abortion. Both these situations are equally real but in a different universe.

          Now, in one of the universes, Jason becomes a scientist and makes a box that allows him to travel across the multiverse at any moment. But all Jasons have only one desire, that is, to have a good life with Daniella. They all start fighting to live in that universe in which Jason and Daniella are happy together. This is the plot of the story.

          This book had me hooked. It got me wondering about my choices. What if I had pursued a different course? What if I would have taken another drop year? What if I would have worked harder? It was worth reading.

Rating: 5/5   


      

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