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Matrix by Lauren Groff

6 reviews

roseltov's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Aaaargh, this was a really strange read. I found it hard to finish because I feel like the cadence and pace very much benefits from being read in larger chunks. It’s not a book to read in small pieces, I don’t think. I read the last 100 pages in one sitting and enjoyed it, but I hadn’t super loved the middle section, so that’s potentially why.

It also took a while for me to get used to the writing style. There are no speech marks, which I found quite distracting to being with. There are also a lot of antiquated and religious words used, which made it harder to read to start off with.

Having said that, there was plenty to love. The world was painted richly, perhaps too viscerally at times - it was a little gross in places. But I’ve finished the book with a fully realised image of the world in my mind, and a weird love for the strange band of characters.

This book isn’t easy, but I would recommend it.


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hanz's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


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caidyn's review against another edition

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

4.0

I went into this book only knowing that it featured Marie de France. I've read her lais, so I was intrigued by the idea of a book featuring her. It's an odd book. The dialogue has no quotation marks and it's a very fluid story. What I wasn't expecting was this book to have a queer angle to it. Very refreshing and a great winter read.

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msjenne's review

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challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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caseythereader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.5

Thanks to Riverhead Books for the free advance copy of this book.

- MATRIX is gorgeous, painful, and powerful. Groff's writing carries you along its current through Marie's ups and downs, power grabs and moments of softness.
- This book is an ode to matriarchy, female friendship and sapphic love, and how these support systems propel us through even the bleakest of times.
- Though at times the poetry of the writing felt like it kept the reader at a remove, I still felt deeply for these women, cheering their victories and mourning their losses with them. Even if you know next to nothing about Marie de France or Eleanor of Aquitane (as I did not) this book is still quite engrossing. 

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daisyandherbooks's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“For this community is precious, there is a place here even for the maddest, for the discarded, for the difficult, in this enclosure there love enough here even for the most unlovable of women.”

✨Matrix by Lauren Groff✨

This book was probably one of the most poetic books I’ve ever read. It is definitely a piece of literature

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