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Alias Grace (Paperback)

by Margaret Atwood (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (119 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Atwood Book so far, Feb 15 2002
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This review is from: Alias Grace (Paperback)
This is by far the best Atwood book I've ever read. I've also read her latest, THE BLIND ASSASSIN, and it's not as good.

She's wonderful at bulding up her characters slowly so that you can empathize with them. You can't know from this novel what her true intentions are, yet you can form a quick opinion quickly and change it just as fast.

I don't need to explain what this book is about, because you can just read it in the editorial review section.

This book will leave you sleepless ~

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolutely Fantastic Book, Nov 22 2002
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This review is from: Alias Grace (Paperback)
Alias Grace is an extremely well written, very entertaining tale of murder and deception. Although the story was hard to follow at times because of the changing time periods and narrators, the shifting only added to the wonderful sense of mystery and intrigue in this novel.

I couldn't put the book down, the suspense was wonderfully executed.

This book is not only entertaining and a source of unique Canadian history, but Atwood cleverly relates many themes of the period novel back to our modern society; reflecting on issues such as stereotypes and sex roles.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not Atwood's best, Sep 7 2002
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This review is from: Alias Grace (Paperback)
This is not Atwood's best book by a long stretch. 'The Handmaids Tale', 'the Robber Bride', and the especially exquisite 'The Blind Assassin' are much more enjoyable. This book is slow, and does not have the wonderful turns of phrase that her other books have.
While she does a good job of leaving the reader guessing as to the guilt or innocence of Grace, the question, of course, cannot be answered (being a true story) and leaves you disappointed. The prelude to the crime (Grace's history) is the best part of the book.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Predictable story line
This story of Victorian age women done wrong, although true, is much too often told. I won't reveal the twists and turns, but, at least in the book on tape version, there are few... Read more
Published on Mar 27 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
This is a book that I probably would not have picked up on my own; it was a selection from my book club. I was immediately [stunk] into the story--I could not put it down. Read more
Published on April 7 2002 by Jennie Oxman

5.0 out of 5 stars Crime and Punishment, Alias Punishment Without Crime?
A sizable part of _Alias Grace_ is based on Susana Moodie's mid-19th century book about Grace Marks, who was convicted along with fellow servant, James McDermott, for the murders... Read more
Published on Feb 12 2002 by IRA Ross

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written, but not addicting
Margareth Atwood has written 1 book that I think of as a complete masterwork ('The handmaid's tale'), so I keep reading her other books in search of the same kind of experience,... Read more
Published on Feb 10 2002 by Kiki De Boeck

5.0 out of 5 stars Very, Very Good
"Alias Grace" is Margaret Atwood's finest novel after "Cat's Eye." Stylistically, through its elegant parodies, it is a love letter to classic nineteenth-century fiction. Read more
Published on Feb 4 2002 by Robert E. Olsen

1.0 out of 5 stars expensive kindling
In the great tradition of typical Canadian literature, Alias Grace is a depressing, boring, sexist stereotype spewing, well-written chunk of kindling. Read more
Published on Jan 29 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars fascinating exploration of a real-life trial
This novel is based on a true story. In the mid-1800s, Grace Marks, a young Canadian housemaid, was tried and jailed for the murder of her employer and another co-worker... Read more
Published on Dec 16 2001 by Nadyne Mielke

5.0 out of 5 stars Like ratcheting to the top of a tunnel in a rollercoaster
Yes, the subject is dark: the murder of two people by (?) a teenage girl and handyman. If you liked that Japanese movie where the same story is told by different viewpoints,... Read more
Published on Sep 11 2001 by S. John

2.0 out of 5 stars Annoying
I really thought I would enjoy this, I love atwood. But it just turned out to be a re-telling of this true story about fifteen times with nothing revealed at the end of it all... Read more
Published on Aug 14 2001 by Julia Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars psychological character study extraordinaire...
'Alias Grace' has long been recommended to me but I only just read it because the story, a piece of historical fiction of a 1840s Canadian murderess, didn't sound particularly... Read more
Published on Jul 30 2001 by lazza

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