pillowphat's Full Review: Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace
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 wasn't a bit shy about discussing rapes, abortions, miscarriages, incestuous affairs, other types of affairs, and a myriad of bodily disfunctions, in the most important ways Atwood's writing perfectly captured Grace, a possibly mad, possibly not, young woman with downcast and chaste eyes and busy knitting hands.
Does the reader ever really KNOW who and what Grace really is? I don't think so, but I certainly had a great time flipping pages, chasing her past as others tried to determine her future. Even with the surprisingly large number of characters, I as reader felt I was able to delve deeply into individual psyches and really know parts of them.
Long after finally reading the last page and closing the book, I laid back with my eyes shut and could perfectly picture Grace-- she was so real to me and I wanted to reach in myself and help her, or at least know her. Once again, Margaret Atwood has succeeded in bringing her readers as close as possible to what she wants us to see.
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