Dark Matter Is Bad🤦‍♂️(Rant:View)

Dark Matter Isn’t Good
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[@DanielGreeneReviews]

So it wasn’t for me. I want to reiterate, one last time I think this was written by a very talented author. That author, though has just had adaptations before, and I feel like they wrote this to be adapted without thinking it through.

[@stratsrock135]

lol I enjoyed the book well enough (thought Recursion was more interesting though) but I also enjoyed your review! ultimately I think a reader's enjoyment will come down to how well they're able to turn off the analytical part of their brain and just enjoy a schlocky sci-fi story.

[@yasielromero8236]

​@@stratsrock135 I also enjoyed this book when I read it some years ago now. Glad to hear Recursion is better, that one has Ben seating in my shelf for some years as well 😂

[@joshuatempleton9556]

didn't you give the bonehead idiot title to Fitz chivarly but you love that story.

[@furak]

wow, you reminded me how bad the book was after they started travelling the dimensions... i completely forgot

[@edanmaor]

Yeah, I really enjoyed this book but I think everything you say is correct. It's just a fun fast-moving thriller with a cool sci-fi concept around it, with very little deep philosophy or characterization. A fun read if you like thrillers.

[@lifebooksandeverything]

The part of the book where Jason was freely interacting with the plague infected version of his wife had me almost tearing my hair out. I for sure thought the twist was going to be that he ended up spreading the plague to his own world due to his stupidity and (ironically) ends up killing his own family. But nope. Apparently this highly infectious super virus that makes you bleeds from your eyes just didn't infect him for some reason?

[@phill2929]

Easily far and away the worst part of the book.

[@steeeen]

Safe to say the author didn't play Red Dead Redemption 2. Just watched a lot of rick and morty.

[@jacobmendonca8571]

Maybe in that universe proteins are mirrored so the pathogen might not be as effective do you someone from another universe…

[@vroomzoom4206]

He was immune duh

[@bryceschierenbeck6434]

Could be a virus that the human race in Jason Prime’s dimension has already developed a natural defense against (like the black plague). At least that’s what I told myself.

[@Ghues]

You said Jason so many times I couldn't help but think of Heavy Rain, which made this video even funnier. The plot is so unhinged.

[@hellothere2464]

Jason! Jason! Jason!

[@berserker8884]

Same!

[@Stygiophobic]

This just triggered a memory omg 😂😂😂

[@michaelnuzzo5698]

My book club read this book a few years back and I distinctly remember being more interested in the book about the cops who have to investigate the murder scene where all the victims appear to be the same guy.

[@kate2354]

The not sleeping with Amanda to be faithful to his wife bit was stupid, he already was unfaithful. Sleeping with a different version of your wife, is still cheating on your wife.

[@zatchbell5678]

For real. I'm glad I haven't paid money for this story lol Edit: the fact she was apparently somehow more attractive than his actual, og wife somehow makes it both weirder and worse

[@seaof_stars]

haven't read the book so I wanna know, does the og wife ever find out? how did she react? what was jason even thinking during it?

[@shakira4223]

@@seaof_stars Yupp, the og wife does find out, she asks him why nd he says he missed her, if i remember right. The thing is, the wife sleeps with the other version of him, without knowing that it's not him ofc. So they don't have any argument over it, the book just goes "Well, they're equal now" nd just doesn't mention it again. Regarding what Jason thinks, he was away from his wife in a strange world nd then he sees this successful version of his wife who's just a friend in this world nd terribly misses her. He tells her the truth nd the she starts wondering what the life with him would've been like with him. It's consensual but it sucks that he did that.

[@sirbillius]

@@zatchbell5678 I think the reason she was a little more attractive is that she hadn't had children. Carrying children for nine months and giving birth ages you quite a bit.

[@lalaithan]

@@sirbillius To say having children makes a woman less attractive is incredibly stupid.

[@monh1385]

I was a 1/3 of the way into this video before I realised "Oh I've read this book!" Thats how memorable this book! 😂

[@albus6130]

I had the same reaction hahahahaha. Enjoyed the first bit and it just got stupider and stupider but I was deep enough in I just finished it. Definitely my first and last Crouch book

[@ninnusridhar]

So I'm not the only one?!

[@chakra2938]

Yeah, it's not that memorable XD

[@collicou]

Haha, I'm jealous! It's been living rent free in my head for all the wrong reasons

[@la_beatrice]

YES. I remember a feeling of "yeah, okay, whatever" as I read it, but not a thing about the plot.

[@LindsayAT]

A someone who also dislikes this book a whole lot- I'm ready for this.

[@alexdimopoulos769]

The goblin put on 5 years of age with one haircut, impressive manipulation of time

[@edwin6791]

feels more like he took off years.... just me??? ok

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

​@@edwin6791older but better. Not a fan of the bangs but more power to him.

[@TheGreatestPitt]

He looks the same age to me, but I also think he looks better.

[@tedarcher9120]

Goblin:sheveled

[@DPadGamer]

Parts of the plot you described reminded me a lot of the tv show Sliders, but worse. They had an episode where they end up on a planet with its own "super" pandemic, but I think it worked better because: the main characters didn't chose the destination, and they didn't immediately understand what was going on... so naturally they all started getting sick. Then; they were forced to come up with a cure before they were forced to Slide into a different universe and potentially infect & destroy that world. If you're not going to properly deal with the ramifications of your character visiting a world with a pandemic / plague or whatever... then just don't. Sounds like it could have just been a world where Jason's wife was suffering from a incurable illness that took that universes Jason. Just force Prime Jason to observe from the other side the glass at a hospital... and you got all the main-character-suffering ya want without any dumb decisions being made.

[@johannesTMP]

In that episode the professor (gimli in lotr) re-invents peneceline to save the planet😂

[@darahorcasitas9761]

I had the exact same experience reading this book - good concept, interested at the beginning... then hating the main character by the end. I vividly remember finishing the book and immediately telling my husband "well that sucked."

[@voidsabre_]

Same experience here with Crouch's other book, Recursion

[@the_secrets_of_silver_clouds]

Same experience, it started to get ridiculous.

[@clairegetscrafty]

THIS. Kept reading thinking it would turn around and.... Nothing.

[@hunterhatfield7157]

I had serious issues with this book, but what's really interesting to me is that they're mostly different. When we discovered the twist of the Jasons showing up, that was the first time I thought, "well this is cool! I haven't seen this before!" I could rant but I think all my issues boil down to the book treating Jason's wife as a McGuffin. Everyone wants her; we never really get to know her. And the book doesn't care really about her either, as long as Jason wants her.

[@StormReaper5]

I agree. The confluence of Jasons was the best part for me. And his plan to get arrested was actually pretty clever. Everything else was so stupid.

[@Yung.Ert.]

I kinda see what you’re saying but the clones wanting her makes sense bc they’re clones of the main Jason who is married to her and fighting to be with her. I still do not think this is a good story by any means but at least to me that specific complaint is essentially address. Evil Jason has a clear reason behind his interest and I’m not sure sure about other alt universes

[@jagmeetjhajj]

Jason never seemed to realize that his life was not particularly more special than that of most of his other clones. He could never see the bigger picture because he was so invested in his own little story. And I do not understand what made him different from the other clones that he could end up with Daniela in the end because, frankly, he was not any different. Even if he had some realizations, the story did not properly show why he felt this way and the other clones could not.

[@Jdp547]

Dumb characters that the author doesn't realize are dumb and just has them succeed doing dumb things with no consequences is one of the most irritating things in books.

[@Pajali]

They might be bearable, except they’re usually surrounded by objectively smarter characters who are constantly amazed at how clever the MC’s stupid decisions are. 🙅‍♀️ I’m fine with a stupid character accidentally failing up and thinking he’s a genius, but I need the other characters to recognize how stupid this character is and be actively compensating for his stupidity.

[@meikusje]

​​@@Pajali or they're just so enamored with the MC's feelings for their family or whatever that somehow all of the MC's stupidity is excused

[@FlyingFocs]

Or funniest

[@theeviloverlord7168]

It’s especially irritating if the author thinks their protagonist is smart

[@andyreichert499]

I was not a fan. It started with the hero spending way too many pages being confused about what was happening. Midway, I thought we were going to go on a Sliders type adventure exploring different possibilities, but that lasted only 3 pages. And the ending seemed like a random thought that was amusing, but not how that should have played out.

[@kylekelley2419]

I was also baffled by the pandemic world scene not having consequences. The whole book was a 'meh' for me. An incoherent but entertaining thriller.

[@lisacole6037]

Meh is a perfect description.

[@TheLightlock]

does jason 1 not understand that sleeping with universe 2 version of his wife is also not his wife and functionally the same as sleeping with someone else like amanda

[@Necessary_Chemical]

I appreciate your opinion and your eloquence BUT I LOVED the book. Good hearing other people's opinions about it ;)

[@mojus2890]

Why?

[@FactMan8]

Loved this book as well.

[@jonathanjaffe-gh8zd]

I’m on episode eight of the Apple + show, and I’m impressed by the changes that have been made so far. Amanda stays in the utopian world, the pandemic is explained as a non-airborne virus (Jason hands his wife the morphine instead of injecting her himself) evil Jason makes some more intelligent decisions, essentially Blake Crouch made improvements to the show to clarify or rewrite elements that were questionable in the book. As for multiple Jasons, they went from hundreds to maybe a dozen. Plus there’s a follow up on some of the other travelers as well.

[@OjasR-qp9xf]

The chatroom is where i cap out 🤣

[@OfJaggedRisings]

I’m glad you mentioned the insanity thing because that also drives me crazy. That is absolutely not the definition of insanity lol.

[@peterepeatepete2845]

It would have been an interesting story beat if he had skipped to a few universes before realizing he was infected and he has to deal with the guilt of wiping out billions of people in each place he had been.

[@tomtandy7011]

Read this book a couple of years and absolutely loved it, and will continue to love it. However... You aren't... Wrong 😂

[@yasielromero8236]

This is almost exactly how I feel. I read it and enjoyed it although by the end I would just give it a 3 out 5 But thoroughly enjoyed Daniel's review and criticisms , totally on point 😂

[@JC-qp8hj]

Same, it's a fun time that requires a lot of suspension of disbelief but the emotional impact of a lot of the stuff hit really well for me and that's why I enjoyed it.

[@hermansteuernagel]

💯 agree with this

[@arkeshn729]

I didn't even realize I bought this book twice. Paperback and Kindle. Got 1/3 in and started getting deja vu. I completely forgot I read it smh

[@jessattheworddegree5244]

This.

[@albus6130]

It was so outrageous and I understand how ridiculous it was but I bought it in an airport and read basically the whole thing on my flight so it did it’s job 😂

[@atquinn1975]

I'm glad you mentioned Fitz. I think writing dumbasses is a particular skill of Robin Hobbs'. 😀

[@collicou]

Daniella: “You’re going to raffle me off like a fucking fruit basket!?” Jason: "That's the plan! And no, you don't get a say in any of this, because the author sees you as a sexy little plot device" Thank you for this review. I feel so validated. This book had so many positive reviews, and it is a genuinely interesting concept, but I couldn't get past how much of an insufferable wife guy the main character is

[@arthur8013]

It's the most frustrating part of his books, like it's always the family man thrown into a whacky/extinction level event and the family has no effect on the plot whatsoever. They are ways for the male lead to self actualise in like a oh my god he's literally me way. And for someone who doesn't care that much about romance, like I can stomach romance sub plots but they're so dry it annoys me. They serve their purpose as a way to give the reader some down time but there are better ways.

[@Nasser851000]

0:00 You know it's gonna be a Holy Moly review when it starts off like this XD

[@LadyOfAlchemy]

Thank you for reviewing this one! I've been sitting on it for so long because everyone I know loves this book, and I felt so icky when reading it. The obsession of Jason and all his alter egos with that poor woman was repulsive, and I could barely finish the book. I assume that my expression while reading it seesawed between bemusement and disgust.

[@SymbolCymbals2356]

12:52 "The definition of insanity" being repeated again and again is hilariously ironic

[@jessepipkin5913]

Didn't mention the weird Hell tortured Jason that randomly walks through

[@Glokta4]

Ranting Daniel is fun. Even though I was there as this video was edited, I had to listen to this all again.

[@af8604]

I gave it 2 stars on Goodreads when I read it back in 2019. I agree fully with this review. In my review: "This book is like one long episode of the 90's TV show Sliders. It was clearly written with adaptation in mind--the protagonist is a cookie-cutter hero archetype (he's a genius! But also a great dad/family man!). The entire first half of the book is simply waiting for the protagonist to realize something you figured out in Chapter 1. And again, a lot of the plot of this book seems to be waiting for the protagonist to make inevitable decisions."

[@zatchbell5678]

The multiverse schtick became so old so fast imo

[@puzzlingread]

I just remember thinking, "What kind of magic hoo-hah does Jason's wife have?" Dude barely even thought about his kid.

[@mountainman5900]

Totally with you on the plague universe. Generally though I am pretty good about just turning my brain off when reading/watching this kind story so I had a lot of fun with it. The chat room actually made me laugh when it happened, but it just added to the fun for me.

[@seanmanear9860]

So I gotta admit, I was excited about this because I assumed you were talking about Syfy's "Dark Matter", the show, which was a cool Scifi show based on a somewhat original concept, but I just learned that this is a book, and the Apple series is completely unrelated and based on Blake's book, not the comic book that Syfy's Dark Matter was based on. That's REALLY confusing.

[@scottbeckman95]

Same! I watched the SyFy show with my roommate and we loved it.

[@alex30425]

It’s not going to be an Amazon prime show but an Apple tv plus show.

[@seanmanear9860]

@@alex30425 Thanks fixed.

[@Gronmin]

Same, and what sucks is the Syfy/comic book Dark Matter is really good

[@TheZenBullet]

Wait they adapted Dark Matter? Pardon me

[@erindahlvig]

"I'm always jealous of people who like things that I dislike, because I had to spend time reading it" I relate to this so hard having just finished Atlas Complex yesterday.

[@JasonReads]

I definitely didn't understand the hype of this book, it felt very disjointed, and the main character as you said made some bizarre choices. I found myself saying many times "why would you do that?"...I didn't get it. To those that like it great...it was just "ok" for me.

[@kajielin4354]

I really want a book to be like "you know what the definition of insanity is?" and just follow up with an actual definition

[@wjamimah7772]

I was just like how we even know this Jason we’ve been with this whole time The One Jason To Rule Them All by the time we got to that point.

[@owlegrad]

5:00 “it’s a don’t read it out of ten for me”. Harsh. I wish you told us how you really felt. 😅

[@MadrunBadrun]

I liked the face-off premise and I liked the idea that multiple slightly different dimensions would lead to a confederacy of Jasons all trying for the same goal. But the execution of those and all the things in between were done poorly enough to cause frustration. Wayward Pines was similar.

[@mikankitsune0440]

A good plot twist would be that Jason couldn't kill his alternate self because if he did then he and the other versions of himself would also disappear. Make it a rule that he could only die by natural means and that becomes a huge delima for 1st Jason who was displaced. Also, there should have been rules for interaction at some point - like what could he not do because it would upset the balance of the space-time continuum.

[@shellsbrood]

I have been waiting to hear from someone who disliked this book as much as I did (and I usually love sci-fi). Thank you.

[@Booksandothernerdthings]

I thought I was the only person who hated this book, so good to know that’s not true 😂

[@RedWolfgirl]

Listening to your review of this book reminds me of the movie called “The One” with Jet Lee, but we are seeing what happens between the multiverses. So interesting also I love your vids!

[@jenniferburns9637]

This is awesome 😂. I couldn’t put this book out of sight/mind quick enough after finishing it (although the plethora of Jason’s is hard to forget 😭).

[@Heliopteryx]

Dark Matter is good for those who are completely new to reading and to sci fi as a genre. It's much too dumbed down if you are already familiar with the genre. I personally found it a pale imitation of And Then There Were N-1 by Sarah Pinsker, which has the advantage of being shorter, not dumbing things down, and also free on Escape Pod.

[@sleepysammi]

I love this book. It touched on some relatable topics for me and multiverse/time travel stories are my favorite. But that really had to be worst ending in anything I've ever read ever. When I say I love this book I'm really just talking about the first 75%, the other 25% does not exist and cannot hurt me

[@ginakosmidou-bradley83]

Preach! There were some interesting bits which got me to finishing but I did NOT like the book and I was begrudgingly going on reading it… plot really didn’t do it for me and getting to the crazy destruction worlds was just annoying

[@sophhnavarro]

I DNF'd this book in January so I'm glad to know both how it ends and be validated in my choice to move on to something better 🤣

[@Jenny-gb2px]

I personally love this book but I understand where you're coming from here and it's nice to hear a different perspective, great video dude

[@johannahall2143]

I literally just put this book on hold at my library yesterday 😂, oh well, I'll read it and then come back for this with my cup of tea 😅😅.

[@RamenStains]

FINALLY! I read this authors Book "Pines" and it might have been the worst thing I've seen ever read and I don't see why so many people love it. I tried to give this one a shot and couldn't make it past chapter 2

[@combogalis]

Good call. The writing is terrible but I kept reading anyway, despite it frequently pissing me off because I was intrigued. By the third book I had no hope it would be good but I wanted to know how the author would biff it and good lord it is bad. It actually makes the whole trilogy much worse in retrospect because literally nothing about it makes any sense. I actually think the book is harmful because it includes such terrible science misinformation that it undoubtedly made some readers misunderstand how evolution works.

[@RamenStains]

@@combogalis I did a whole goodreads review on it and I think that it's accidentally ecofascist propaganda. But yes its a book with very harmful ideas and cartoonish bouts of racism which never go examined

[@nexuszen769]

Crouch is the kind of writer who appeals to people who read literary fiction and find sci-fi like Dune or something too unrealistic or unrelatable.

[@alexwilliams6741]

I now need you to read and review Recursion because I loved that book and I want to hear your thoughts 😅

[@wastedinspiration]

Dark Matter is a book that's more about the concepts and characters, but don't look too close at the details.

[@gerenan]

Appreciate your reviews, helps me a lot 🙂 Good work Daniel!

[@seanaugust]

Disappointed rant book summaries isn't something I didn't know I wanted. Really entertaining.

[@victortanasa6186]

Great video, laughed out loud a few times. Unrelated, but have you though of reading The Second Apocalypse series by Scott Bakker? Cheers!

[@janbrinker1240]

Listening to this, I'm glad I did the right decision to close the book during the early car scene 😂I would have had the exact same issues with it and luckily I saw it coming early enough to not waste my time 🙈

[@elskabee]

I'm thankful for this review because now I can guilt free take it off my TBR, I would have hated it!

[@sandeepaweerasinghe120]

Searched up the title because the trailer came out. Glad I found your video. A lot of time saved

[@patrickmulligan3101]

You should still read and judge for yourself.

[@ApoloNM]

Damn, when Daniel reveal the confederacy of Jasons, I went to buy the book

[@Ethentric]

I felt the same way! I really don’t know why this book is recommended so much by booktube.

[@danielsteffee7957]

I've never read Dark Matter, but Recursion is one of my favorites, absolutely adored that book. So now I'm curious to read Dark Matter just to see what's up with it

[@TheShushumigaaa]

Thank you for this. There are good things to be said about this book, just not enough.

[@eck8543]

I agree! Liked the start and by the end was like "ok, no more Crouch for me".. Huge parts didn´t work for me.

[@blakeparris2483]

Thank you! I thought I was the only one to feel that way. The decision making and ‘science’ stuff drove me bonkers.

[@DelFeeny]

I gave it a decent rating cause it was quick and made me nostalgic for Sliders (I'm old!), so I brushed off a lot of dumb stuff. But you're 100% right on every point.

[@bubbagump2341]

It sounds like a novel plotted and written by an author smokin' pot while watchin' "Rick and Morty"! lol

[@Raian572]

I was so confused when he mentioned the upcoming show, because I remembered there was a Syfy show also called Dark Matter that came out in like 2015

[@ninnusridhar]

I read this book a long time ago and promptly forgot i even read it until my brother brought up the fact that they were making a series. And i couldn't agree with you more. The first half was actually really good. It was one of my first sci fi, so the concept was rather new to me. But then the final act was soooooo bad that i dont even know if i finished it

[@999spade3]

Ive missed these rant videos

[@javil1648]

Thrillers like this book have a timer on them for how much I'll like them. Unless I finish the book in 2-3 days and I don't really take time to think about the weaknesses of the book, I tend to enjoy them like I did with this book.

[@richardvaldes3959]

The thumbnail is literally Dan dodging internet tomatoes

[@jellevanbreugel325]

I'd love to see you have a conversation with Mike's book reviews over this book..... 😂

[@Faeree]

I, a learned author who spent years to get my degree in English literature with a creative writing concentration, feels dumb for loving this book now XD but I did! I usually need a deeper answer and think deep into books but sci-fi has never been my thing so maybe that's why I wasn't so bothered 🤔That being said I did read this in 1016 and do not remember it, namely the ending lol

[@Follownodobdy]

Can anyone please explain to me if Jason 2 opened multiple doors before stumbling into this universe why didn't he get followed by other multiple Jason 2s?

[@moviefiendz]

DANIEL I Have been vindicated! My friend recommended me this book and I read and didn't care for it at all. Too many lost plot threads and it was plot heavy and lacked personality for Jason. He has no attributes except FAMILY, and that got old real fast. I didn't mind the multiple Jason finale but the resolution was contrived. Prime Jason was really not special at all

[@TheLinuxCast]

I like it when a BookTuber doesn't like a book. So many just love everything. Seeing someone not like something is refreshing.

[@SteelCond0r]

I haven't read Dark Matter yet, but I read Recursion which I believe was his next book after this. I found the setup so interesting, but the execution was SO bad. It was an extremely frustrating read for me.

[@voidsabre_]

Same experience here. I would've just thrown it in the trash but I had to finish it for a college class

[@combogalis]

That seems to be a common theme for Blake Crouch books. Wayward Pines books were the same.

[@endlessvoid7952]

I like the Blake Crouch books I’ve read, but it does seem very much like they are all written to be adapted into movies / shows. It’s a different type of read for me.

[@humblegod13]

I just had a breakup when I read this book, so I really loved the obsessiveness and love for his wife; and I think these dumb decisions were overlooked for that reason because I was rooting for Jason too much. But NOWWW, that you have pointed it out, I am laughing so loud in my room. XD Stupid Stupid Jason.

[@rosssims7224]

Exactly! It reads so fast so I didn’t stop to think decisions through. I had to keep flipping pages.

[@dylanmeldrum6444]

I'm glad to see I'm not alone in thinking this book wasn't really worth the hype.

[@TheRockerX]

As someone who just finished the show, but hasn't read the book, it sounds like the show addressed a lot of your complaints. There's still some infuriating stuff (like that one pandemic verse), but overall the show is a significant improvement over the source material.

[@maximilianlopez196]

Indie Sci-fi author here 😅 I published a sci-fi book about multiple universes and it's sad to see that this one failed on executing the concepts. I know how hard it is to keep all that in sync and make sense but if you can't make it happen maybe try a different concept?

[@masonmurphy523]

I listened to the audio book so maybe that changed how I felt but I really enjoyed the book. It’s not anything new but I think the characters are great. The plot kinda went a little haywire towards the end. Maybe I’m crazy for it but I like that it was all over the place lol. Definitely understand the criticism though

[@maartens9933]

I donno but the background music in this one drove me nuts 😂 It kept demanding my attention whilst I just wanted to listen to Daniel

[@brokenredflag]

U chould do rants more often. That was so funny😂

[@albus6130]

This might be my favorite video of yours and I’ve been watching for years. The part where you reveal the army of Jason’s fighting to be the “One Jason to Rule Them All” I was dying laughing. I can’t believe I read this entire book.

[@aaron_osborne]

Coming here after Fantasy News. Directions changed quickly.

[@DaedalusTheKid]

Thank you for giving voice to all the reasons I could not finish this book. It just squandered every interesting possibility it set up in favor of worse and dumber choices.

[@NobbsAndVagene]

I really didn't like the Assassin's Apprentice trilogy by Robin Hobb. Seems like everyone else did, but the ending of the third book was _such_ a disappointment to me. Too _deus ex machina_ for my taste. Anyone else feel the same way? Cause I keep hearing her books being recommended and I'm just wondering if I'm missing something here or what...

[@sernoddicusthegallant6986]

Dont worry most RH fans dislike Assassins Quest. Liveship traders is where it really gets good.

[@redvalkyrie84]

Daniel's facial expressions in this are *chefs kiss* fantastic

[@archivist_of_dragonstone]

Would love a deep dive, spoilers-all review of The Will of the Many because I’m about 2/3 of the way through and I don’t understand the hype. It’s fine, but not great? It’s just mid for me so far, kinda Hunger Games/Red Rising laid over the magic school trope with togas…anyway, would appreciate your take, Daniel! ☺️

[@emorphous2]

I read this book 5 years ago and gave it 4 stars. However, I couldn't - for the life of me - remember what this book was about. Even after you explained it I couldn't distinguish this story from other books I read. I think I liked it due to the quantum physics angles.

[@jelgerwoudstra9640]

Saw the title, ignored the thumbnail, thought this was going to be a video about the new Pearl Jam single.

[@michaeljaymarshall]

I'm so stoked that we FINALLY read the same book that I'm not even upset that you've destroyed it in this video even though I really enjoyed it .😅

[@madalenapires21]

I spent the last few years since reading this books thinking I read a differente book from everyone else because I hated it and everyone else seems to love it. I'll admit, a big reason I didn't like it was because this is 80% thriller and 20% sci-fi and I don't like thrillers. But even the sci-fi part comes off as dumb. Maybe in a different story I would have enjoyed it more. And I agree with you. The characters are terrible. They don't make good decisions and are incredibly unlikable.

[@mntacuyan]

hmm this reminds me of what Black Mirror's Season 6 episode: "Beyond the Sea" tackled except its about two astronauts going into their other bodies to live one person's life 🤔

[@danielviera7572]

I got a weird shot of dopamine every time you said Skience

[@johannesTMP]

So this writer saw the show "sliders" in the 90's.....

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I literally went out and bought this book after watching the first part of this video because I was like, wait it’s bad? So many of my friends like it tho, I wanna know for myself. So thanks for getting me to finally read this cuz I loved it hahaha. You definitely have some criticisms here I agree with. Pandemic world is one of the stupidest things I’ve read. But I don’t agree with all of the complaints you had. One that stuck out to me was the why Jason2 didn’t kill OG Jason. The book actually explains this a couple times with both OG Jason guessing and later Jason2 confirming he sent OG to his timeline with the logic of it giving that Jason everything he’d want. It’s dumb and is pointed out that it was really just a way for Jason2 to justify and cope with his horrible actions. I think you and I also had slightly different interpretations of the themes which def colored our takes on the conclusion. I didn’t feel it was so much that the book was saying Jason2 choices bad more than it was saying stop thinking about how things could be different because it’s more than just the binary of one decision and the two possible outcomes. I also didn’t think the book was saying protagonist Jason was best Jason morally more that he’s one of an infinite amount that make up the composite that is Jason and he’s the one who happens to come up with the plan that gets him with his wife and son alone. I also loved the “Confederacy of Jasons” twist. It was a twist that simultaneously had me going “Holy shit wtf wow” and “Oh duh, how did I not see this coming?” It makes sense to me, in an infinite multiverse, other Jasons that branch off would survive and make it back, and it made for what was to me the most thrilling part of the book. How do I now need with all these other mes and also what justifies me being the one to win over others? Anyway, still loved the video now having watched the rest of it. You make your points well and are very entertaining to watch and listen to. I’m glad you got me to pick up this book off my TBR even though you hated it so thanks hahaha