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Nov 12, 2023MT80NW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love Margaret Atwood's books but realize they can be difficult to read and don't always have broad appeal. Alias Grace is not one of those books. This is based on a historical event and is a ripping good tale that will hold readers…
Aug 12, 2023
Takes readers into the life and mind of Grace Marks, one of the most notorious women of the 1840s, who is serving a life sentence for murders she claims she cannot remember.
Jul 03, 2023
RETURNED 7-25-23 DUE 7-28-23 CHECKED OUT 7-7-23 ON HOLD 7-3-23
Feb 24, 2023Ananyaravi06 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book tells the story of Grace, who allegedly killed her employer and coworker. She suffers form memory loss and the actual events of the time when she was said to have killed them is blurry to her. Grace's life story of the events…
Jun 23, 2022Kimberleygray rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is the story of Grace Marks - it tells her story as she comes to America and works as a house servant in a variety of homes. Grace is convicted to murdering 2 people along with another servant. The story follows a doctor…
Feb 03, 2022FVReader rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Was Grace guilty of murder? That question hangs in the air on every page of this book. She's a wonderful character with many aspects and variations. The reader is never sure whether she's telling the truth, entirely, or not. Behind Grace's…
Jul 03, 2021jeannettekeir rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Thoroughly enjoyed Alias Grace and would highly recommend. Margaret Atwood is brilliant. I really enjoyed learning about life at this time across the social classes and the true story surrounding the crimes. Loved the descriptions of the…
Jun 14, 2021bogwolf rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
There are a number of ways to present history in fiction - from the wild speculation of Tim Powers' Declare to the more likely of Mary Beth Keane's Fever. Alias Grace is the latter sort. The research Atwood has done is evident, but never…
Jan 19, 2021Alpha_zzz rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This was an interesting read, based on historical fiction. It happened in the early 1800’s, so the language and behaviors were stiff and not as easy to understand (perhaps language barriers are more of a generational thing). There were…
Dec 28, 2020SLDESLIPPE rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is the second of Atwood's books that I've read (I'll give you exactly one guess as to what the first one is - hint: it's a book, a play, an opera, a ballet AND a Netflix series). I read the first in high school when I assumed that an…
Oct 16, 2020
Flawless writing and meticulous research in this work of historical fiction. Unravelling the mystery of Grace Marks' role in a murder that took place in 1843 in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Atwood masterfully unrolls the details from Grace's…
Aug 04, 2020KnottFamLibrary rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my favorite books of all time. Atwood’s poetic writing is full of depth and literary complexity. It holds history, mystery, trauma coping, beautiful writing, and a book that left an impression on me forever.
Jun 12, 2020lozza1401 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I read this so I could watch the Netflix series and now I have no inclination to watch the series. I love Atwood's writing style but I felt so many questions were unanswered. This suits the mystery of the enigmatic Grace Marks but if…
Apr 03, 2020lopmoney rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazing book that follows a girl with the alias grace who was put into prison for murder of her master and their mistress, she finally gets released on a conditional day release and a doctor tries to evaluate her mental state to eventual…
Jan 20, 2020becker rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I found this to be a very engrossing read. Great book club pick. Lots to talk about.
Jun 04, 2019mini_moon_pie rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
After a while, I felt that the book was captured so well in the TV show that I was convinced I could have skipped the novel. However, the chapters have clips of newspaper articles about the real Grace Marks and selections from a Ms. Moody,…
Mar 07, 2019Inga57 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Book group selection - Kindle Immersion read True Crime Story riveting the nations of Canada, USA, and England during the middle of the nineteenth century. Barbara Mujica says it best: “[Atwood] brings to life not only the enigmatic and…
Feb 12, 2019Inga57 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Book Group Selection True Crime Story riveting the nations of Canada, USA, and England during the middle of the nineteenth century. Barbara Mujica says it best: “[Atwood] brings to life not only the enigmatic and fascinating Grace Marks,…
Aug 18, 2018jasminestea rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I could not for the life of me get into this book. The pace and content were too slow for me, although the descriptions were interesting. I absolutely loved The Handmaid's Tale, so I was very excited to start another of Atwood's books.…
Jul 29, 2018SuyunJiang rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An excellent book for feminists~
Apr 18, 2018orange_lobster_23 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A suspenseful Canadian-who-done-it based on a notorious highly publicized 150 year old murder of a wealthy landowner and his housekeeper/mistress; Atwood's narrative probes the life and inner thoughts of the controversial alleged…
Feb 05, 2018Lovestoread5 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
There's a series on this book now, on Netflix I believe. It's really good!
Dec 04, 2017
I'm catching up with this one of Atwood's novels, and read the posted comments here with much curiosity. My take on the book agrees with several readers who found it slow moving and peopled with often unappealing characters. Much rich…
Aug 11, 2017
It’s 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace…
Aug 09, 2017
Canada 150 fave for MP and Minister of Health Jane Philpott. The CBC version will have its world premiere at TIFF 2017.