Episode 245: Matched

Matched

Let’s talk about the eerie world of Ally Condie’s Matched! In it, main character Cassia Reyes anticipates her Match Banquet, during which Officials from the Society in which she lives will dictate her future husband. The Officials are responsible for just about everything in Cassia and her community’s lives… but the events of the Match Banquet kick off a series of events that leave her wondering if they really have her best interests at heart and if she has more choices than she realizes.

On Episode 245, Alli and her guest unpack the world of Matched. They also talk about love triangles, the technology of dystopia, the way we treat older folks, and so much more.

Lauren Kung Jessen is the author of Lunar Love. Follow her on Instagram (@laurenkjessen) and Twitter (@LaurenKJessen) and subscribe to her Substack!

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CHECK OUT LAUREN’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May

MORE READING:

“Matched” (Publishers Weekly, 2010)

“Ally Condie’s Matched Makes Auspicious Debut” (Publishers Weekly, 2010)

“Matched” (Kirkus, 2010)

“Matched by Ally Condie” (The Guardian, 2014)

“Condie’s Matched maintains eerily prophetic legacy after 10 years” (The Tufts Daily, 2020)

“Matched” (Matched WIki)

“Book Review: Matched by Ally Condie” (Ambiguous Pieces, 2015)

“Series Review: Matched by Ally Condie” (SERIESous Book Reviews, 2014)

“10 years later, Utah author Ally Condie talks Matched and why dystopian fiction is still popular” (Deseret News, 2020)

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