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  • Matrix

  • Written by: Lauren Groff
  • Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
  • Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Matrix

Written by: Lauren Groff
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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Meet the indomitable Marie de France.

Born from a long line of female warriors and crusaders, yet too coarse, too wild, too rough-hewn for courtly life, Marie de France is cast from the royal court. Woefully, she is sent to the muddy fields of Angleterre to take up her new duty as the prioress of an impoverished abbey.

The abbey is a dreadful place: its inhabitants are on the brink of starvation, beset by disease, stoic and stern, yet plagued with an unholy tendency to gossip. Marie cannot help but pine for the decadence and comfort of France, her secret lover Cecily, her queen Eleanor and the very court that had spited her.

Yet Marie soon realises that, though she may be tied to a life of duty, she wields more power than she could have imagined. With the fearlessness that has always set her apart, she inspires her new sisterhood to awaken their spirits and finally claim what is theirs.

A dazzling work of literature, Matrix gathers currents of violence, sensuality and ecstasy in a mesmerising portrait of consuming passion and womanhood.
©2021 Lauren Groff (P)2021 Penguin Audio
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Not well fleshed out; some problematic themes

(Please note, I don’t mean to offend anyone’s religious sentiments with this review.)

The author has tried to represent Marie de France as a powerful woman, who as a lesbian nun breaks conventions and creates an incredible legacy for herself. A fine theme and I had high hopes for this book. But they fell short.

The characters are not well fleshed out. There is absolutely no conflict in Marie’s life and she is portrayed like a goddess with a golden touch, rather than a human working against the cis-het patriarchy.

There was a section in the book, where one incident portrays a rape suddenly turning consensual. That is not how things work. And it’s shocking that this is one of the examples that the author uses to “champion” LGBTQ+ love.

There were so many problematic themes in this book, that whatever good was in it, was overshadowed for me.

Personally, I don’t think this book is worth the hype. Sure, the language is flowery, but that’s not enough.

Narration was good.

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