Ascension

I'm gonna sort this with [b:Dark Matter 27833670 Dark Matter Blake Crouch https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1472119680l/27833670.SY75.jpg 43161998] into the category “Scifi books for the masses that make proper scifi lovers mad”. It didn't take its own metaphysical mysterious seriously, added melodramatic character back stories that felt out of place, and then took some really goofy turns in the end. My original grievance with the book was that it chose to tell its story in the form of letters. We are to believe that someone in the middle of the most dangerous and mindblowing and sleep-depriving adventure of his lifetime, sits down while freezing in a tent on snowy cliffs to write hours and hours of polished detailed prose???