Reviews

Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver

againanew's review against another edition

5.0

By far, the best ghost story I've ever read. Loved this.

liopleurod0n's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

omipotent's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

daiareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

jaide_monroe's review against another edition

Skipped to the end and skimmed the last chapter. It doesn’t seem worth it. 

pacardullo's review against another edition

4.5

Excellent, creepy, atmospheric ghost story

shreyapandey13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Great, spooky read for those winter months. Learned a lot about life in arctic conditions, and was pleasantly surprised by the queer representation. 

Only thing that let it down was the pacing being incredibly slow until the last 30 pages, but I feel this was intentional to reflect how the main character was experiencing the perpetual twilight of months without sun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death, Torture, and Violence

tapertuva's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

noirverse's review against another edition

3.0

This was a very straightforward ghost story that felt a little lacking in plot, but the narrator voice was what made it an enjoyable read for me.