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A review by alesh
Matrix by Lauren Groff
5.0
I nearly bailed on this a few pages in, kinda turned off by the "fake history" aspect. Glad I didn't. What's happening here is actually pretty remarkable.
Groff takes what (extremely little) is know of Marie de France's life and builds a remarkable biography around it. It's an unlikely story, but of course history is full of unlikely stories, and all the details are well researched and feel real. Mary feels both supernatural and real.
Also worth pointing out is the language. Groff weaves archaic and convent-life words through the text, creating a writing style that feels old and contemporary, and quite sharp.
Groff takes what (extremely little) is know of Marie de France's life and builds a remarkable biography around it. It's an unlikely story, but of course history is full of unlikely stories, and all the details are well researched and feel real. Mary feels both supernatural and real.
Also worth pointing out is the language. Groff weaves archaic and convent-life words through the text, creating a writing style that feels old and contemporary, and quite sharp.