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Book · 2016 · Kidnapping

Dark Matter

by Blake Crouch · Recommended by 3 people on 4 podcasts

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Uh uh al- although most people I think like Dark Matter more.
Andy Weir · The Book Review · Mar 2026 Listen at 25:58

The best things said about it

3 of 5 · every mention
Recommended
Dark Matter was another and yeah I just kind of bombed through those books they were really really just enjoyable reads and and kind of made you think a little differently.
Brad Barrett ChooseFI · Feb 2024
Recommended
It's based on a sci-fi novel by this guy Blake Crouch who's also making the show. And I mean, if you are a hard sci-fi fan, it is it is great.
On the show This Week in Startups · Sep 2026
Discussed
Have you been watching Dead uh Dark Matter on uh Netflix I have it now is it good ah you got to watch it it's crazy.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · May 2024

Where and when it comes up

Why people recommend it

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is a mind-bending science fiction thriller that follows a physicist abducted into an alternate reality where he must navigate infinite versions of his life to return to his family. On an episode of This Week in Startups, the host recommended the novel as an exceptional read for hard science fiction fans, tying it to the release of the television adaptation created by the author. Andy Weir also highlighted the novel during a discussion on The Book Review, noting that many readers hold a special preference for Dark Matter among Crouch's bibliography. Brad Barrett echoed this sentiment on ChooseFI, praising the book as an enjoyable and thought-provoking page-turner that forces readers to reconsider reality. Additionally, Megyn Kelly discussed following the story across screen adaptations with her husband Doug Brunt, demonstrating how the novel's gripping premise continues to captivate audiences across both literary and streaming formats.

Every mention

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Andy Weir Uh uh al- although most people I think like Dark Matter more. 1
Recommended
“Uh uh al- although most people I think like Dark Matter more.”
Brad Barrett Dark Matter was another and yeah I just kind of bombed through those books they were really really just enj… 1
Recommended
“Dark Matter was another and yeah I just kind of bombed through those books they were really really just enjoyable reads and and kind of made you think a little differently”
Megyn Kelly have you been watching Dead uh Dark Matter on uh Netflix I have it now is it good ah you got to watch it it… 2
Discussed
“have you been watching Dead uh Dark Matter on uh Netflix I have it now is it good ah you got to watch it it's crazy”
Discussed
“Doug brunt is listening my husband and he's watching it with me on Apple Dark Matter thanks Dugger appreciate that”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Recommended
“It's based on a sci-fi novel by this guy Blake Crouch who's also making the show. And I mean, if you are a hard sci-fi fan, it is it is great.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“I'm reading the novel right now. Dark Matter. Yeah. It's by Blake Crouch.”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Andy Weir, Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Megyn Kelly, MattGagnon / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).