Book Review - Matrix by Lauren Groff

In Lauren Groff’s Matrix, Marie, living in the Middle Ages, has found herself in quite the pickle.
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine has cast her out of the Royal Court and declared that she must henceforth be a nun. In that era, the choice for young ladies of at least modest means was to either marry or become a nun. And Marie is no looker.
Conscripting one’s life to nunning is often referred to as “living death” several times in the book. Marie takes to the life, though, and improves the nuns’ lives as the years pass.
Here’s the thing. Matrix didn’t grab me. It’s an interesting story in concept, but it flies through time so fast and only glosses over the major developmental milestones in Marie’s process of becoming stronger. It’s like a medley of all the greatest hits without getting to listen to and appreciate the actual full songs first.
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[@BohoBookworm]

Ah sorry to hear you didn't enjoy this book that much - totally know what you mean about needing more 'meat' in a book!!

[@ReadRemark]

Thanks! Yeah, I like her as an author, so it was kind of disappointing that it just didn't connect for me.