Pros: Careful detail to language, vivid visuals, intriguing plot Cons: starts slowly and takes a while to gain momentum
The premise of the book seems simple at first: a Grace Marks a the mid-19th century servant is accused of murdering her former master and his mistress. Her partner in crime is punished by death, but Grace is found guilty and is committed to an insane...
Pros: Lyric prose, intriguing story Cons: Often predictable
It is almost the same as being innocent.
Set in the mid-1800's, Alias Grace is Margaret Atwood's (author of The Handmaid's Tale) fictionalized account of one Grace Marks, celebrated young Canadian murderess, and of Dr....
Pros: great plot, characters, setting, themes. Cons: slow beginning, but then it gets really great.
Alias Grace is a haunting and memorable novel. It is definately among one of the best I have ever read, and would be called my favorite if naming only one book in the whole world as such a thing were possible. This book was suprisingly unlike the...
Pros: Atwood's typically superb writing Cons: none--honest!
Atwood continues to be one of Canada’s finest writers; her work is known for its creativity, superb writing and flowing narrative all around the globe. Alias Grace is one my favorites of her works: an historical novel –full of intrigue, crafted writing,...
Pros: excellent writing, suspense Cons: can figure out ending too early
Based on what I know of Atwood's previous work, this book is a quite different topic for her. I've read two of her earliest novels (The Edible Woman and Surfacing), a late 80s piece (Cat's Eye), and her most famous work, The Handmaid's Tale. These...
Pros: Fascinating mystery, interesting look into the birth of psychology Cons: none
I recently reread this book and found that despite knowing the ending, I was still as interested in what was going on in the novel. Even though this book is a mystery, finding the villain is not the only reason to read, for this book has rich...
Pros: A work of art in plot, narrative, and voice Cons: it ended
Alias Grace is pure, impeccable Atwood prose combined with solid historical research, gothic drama, and supernatural sexual tension. An incredible story, and all the more incredible when it is based on true-life events.
Pros: Well written, dense content Cons: Can't think of any
It has been several years since I have read a Margaret Atwood novel and I honestly don't know why I waited so long to read her again. I was first introduced to her through her haunting novel The Handmaid's Tale, I loved that book, even though it...
Margaret Atwood's Alias, Grace is a haunting, and sometimes frightening look at accused murderer Grace Marks. Convicted at the age of 16, the attractive Grace is sentenced to life imprisonment, while her alleged accomplice is hanged. The novel is told...
Pros: Beautifully told, interestingly narrated, left me wanting more. Cons: Can't think of a thing.
Alias Grace was a surprise to me, one I'd not heard of, and I am so grateful she fell into my hands just in time for a long flight to Alaska. Atwood has mastered that rare "subtle-without-seeming-subtle" ability with this book. While she...
I realize that it's a cliche to call a murder-mystery a page turner, and yet that is exactly what this book is. Although it was too long to read in one sitting, I made every effort to be alone with this book until I had made my way through it. Based on...
Pros: Wonderful cast of believable characters Cons: Hmmm...not really
Alias Grace is a wonderful and intriguing piece. It involves a rather large cast of characters, each significant and rather distinctive. She manages to give a bit of heaven and an ounce of hell to each of the lives she creates. The book is exceptional ...
Pros: Well researched, good story and well written Cons: Chaotic narrative with shifting points of view and styles; stops short of the big picture it touches on
Alias Grace is a fiction, based on the true story of Grace Marks, who, in 1843 was tried for murdering her employer and his pregnant mistress. Atwood’s book takes the basic story as her premise, but uses a number of fictional techniques, primarily the...
Pros: intelligent, mysterious story Cons: none I can think of
This novel is truly intriguing. Very much a page turner but a unique, intelligent one. Atwood follows Grace Mark, a nineteenth century Canadian servant accused of murdering her employer and his housekeeper, who has claimed to have lost the memory of the...
In this astonishing tour de force, Margaret Atwood takes the reader back in time and into the life and mind of one of the most enigmatic and notorious...More at Barnes & Noble.com
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