Dennis Christie

This book made me more appreciate the beauty of our Nature; how grande and elegant they are. Every species are connected by space (ecosystem) and time (evolution). Dawkins beautifully explains evolution in a way that you really respect the beauty of how nature works, truly the greatest show on earth.

One side note, Dawkins likes to oppose creationism, for me it does not really matter, but I think I can't recommend this to my hardcore creationism friends, as they might easily drop off the book.

4 star experience for me. I love the world building; I like how detailed the description of the scenes is; and of course, I really love the science behind every incident in the story. It is “so Andy Weir.” I kinda understand why there are a lot of negative reviews. It is basically a heist story, so people will compare it to other heist stories and to other Weir's novels.

The main character, Jazz, I like her personality, I don't really understand why a lot of people don't like her. Yes, she is arrogant and childish, but that is the main idea of her character. I think her behavior is realistic, as a girl who lives her life in a difficult environment.

Overall, i enjoyed the book, and it is a 4 star experience for me.

First, there is nothing to do with Dark Matter, I would title the book as Superposition. But, I guess, if the title goes like that, it is a bit spoiler and is not as catchy as Dark Matter.

Second, the real review. I read Recursion first, then Dark Matter, and I would say I like Dark Matter more than Recursion. The two books have a similar theme. A protagonist invents a breakthrough, state-of-the-art machine, that when used, turns into dark outcomes. Dark matter has more technological consistency than Recursion.

What made me engaged in the story is the “thriller” feeling, it permeates throughout the book, and gets more and more intense towards the end. You can feel the desperation of the protagonist and you can't guess how he can solve his problem. To be honest, for me, the problem that is faced by the protagonist is literally impossible to solve, to the point that I still can feel the injustice with the solution at the end.

The author uses our current understanding of quantum mechanics, my favorite interpretation, to reveal the ultimate plot of the book. But, of course, one can't make the actual physics to be the foundation of the story, there are some parts that just don't make any sense, but it goes for the plot's sake. I don't mind since the author wrapped up the story smoothly.