Chapter One Hundred Seventy-Eight: Dark Matter

So I just, within the last hour, finished reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.  Not normally the type of book I'd choose on my own, I read it upon the strong and enthusiastic suggestion (exhortation, really) of a co-worker, and I see now why she was pushing it.  The first third or so of the book is... not slow, for sure, there's plenty of action--it's more that the stakes really aren't clear yet.  But at a certain point, everything shifts, and it's like [insert explosion sound effects here].  I'm not sure there are words to really describe it.  Then things get intense, and I was nearly late to work today and coming back from lunch because I was reading Dark Matter!  You have to be open to science fiction, and there's some fairly dark and violent stuff (but I generally steer clear of that sort of thing, and I was okay with this book), but if you want a book that will keep you guessing until the last page,  take a look at Dark Matter.