# Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a thoughtful, well made story that some readers rank above Recursion. Few caveats appear in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Seen as better than Recursion (1 comments): "have heard that Dark Matter is better than Recursion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47004975))
- Described as thoughtful and well made (1 comments): "Other thoughtful and well made shows: Dark Matter" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47056871))
- Recalled liking it (1 comments): "I vaguely recall liking Dark Matter" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47670208))

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- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dark Matter by Blake Crouch", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark-matter/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).