6/5/2023 0 Comments Matrix lauren groff review![]() ![]() A woman mountain with no beauty or grace, she is a bastard with only a grudging acceptance at the English court. Marie is a force of nature in a world of faith. ![]() This is my first Groff novel and I would definitely read more by her □□ I did finish thinking I had learned something about the 12th Century which is always a bonus for me □ Definitely more of a character than plot driven book. It felt like a lot of action happened at the start and dragged near the end. The story was easy to read, yet I would say I preferred the first half of the book to the last half. Marie was a strong character, and I enjoyed reading about the female relationships in the book, particularly Eleanor her sister in law. I liked the writing style - very atmospheric, bleak and descriptive of the harsh setting and also the characters were intriguing and well developed. The story is inspired by the life of Marie de France, a 12th-century poet and translator of Aesop’s Tales, and you can tell it’s been heavily researched. Definitely for fans of historical fiction and maybe because I haven’t read this genre for while, I really got into it. ![]() ![]() Picked up Matrix by Lauren Groff as it’s July fiction book of the month and I enjoyed it. ![]()
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