Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

Dark Matter

Michelle Paver

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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January 1937. Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London. Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely, and desperate to change his life, so when he's offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it.

Community Reviews

3.93
based on 3,516 reviews

Moods

dark: 94%

tense: 81%

mysterious: 73%

adventurous: 42%

emotional: 29%

sad: 27%

challenging: 12%

reflective: 12%

informative: 3%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

24% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
47% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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