Dark Theory

I do not even know where to begin. I wish I had an amazing vocabulary and could eloquently express how good this book really is. Unfortunately, I'm just a country bumpkin from Tennessee, so I'll try my best.

I'm sure all readers have that one moment and book that forever changed their life. When I was a kid in Junior High (I'm 38 now so it was a bit ago), I read Stephen King's The Stand. That book left a profound mark on my life. Then, as recently as a few years ago, I discovered and read Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings and that book had a huge impact as well. I claim that it changed my life. The Way of Kings showed me that there is so much more to books than just the story. Journey before Destination, right?

Both the books I just mentioned showed me that not only could books be incredible stories but that they could have a ton of heart, make you emotional, and create new best friends for life even though these new friends aren't real. They were so much more than just a book. The feeling I had when I finished The Way of Kings is the same exact feeling I got after finishing Dark Theory. In short, this masterpiece is my favorite book... EVER!

“Technology is so poor these days, tyrants can only use the weapons of the past-weapons they dig up-combustible engines that they patch back together. Mankind has proven that they cannot wisely wield the technology they develop and that's the era in which we now live. May as well be the stone ages.”

“What makes a person who they are? Is it their thoughts? Actions? What they would've done? Don't be afraid of who you were. Be afraid of never learning enough to change for the better.”

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