Reviews

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

heykstan's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to love this book but when it was over I just wanted to yell "UGHHH WHY" because I had spent so much time on it. It frustrated the hell out of me. First of all, it was about 100 pages too long. Atwood could have cut out that much detail and not sacrificed any story. Grace gives us every tiny detail of what daily life is like as a servant in the 1800s. I kept expecting there to be a reason at the end, like she was giving all these small details to confuse or distract the interviewer from the truth. Nope! Just detail for the sake of it.

It finally started to get interesting towards the end when the spiritualism things happened, but that storyline wasn't followed at all. It was just an insane thing that happened and then was dropped completely.

I wonder if the Netflix series flows better but I'm not sure if I want to spend the time to find out.

manicaxolotl's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

penguinspam's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hedvig's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

bayerwithme's review against another edition

4.0

This book was simply a crash course in Victorian culture but with a gothic air of mystery to keep the reader's attention.

lobo1tomia's review against another edition

5.0

Atwood egy megtörtént eseményt dolgoz fel a maga egyedi módján és előjönnek a szokásos témái: nők a férfitársadalomban, helyzetük, lehetőségeik és a társadalmi megítélés, meg annak lehetősége, hogy minden nehézség ellenére valahogy a kezükbe vegyék a sorsukat.

A történet teli van feszültségekkel és titkokkal, az atmoszférája egyszerűen nem ereszt ennyi elfojtott és korlátok közé szorított élet és érzelem szinte minden lappal kitörni vágyik a sorok közül. Grace az egyik elbeszélőnk egyes szám első személyben, rajta keresztül látjuk, hogy mi történik körülötte, vissza-visszautalgat a múltjára és arra is, hogy mi minden történt vele az elmúlt években, lakat alatt.

Tovább: http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2017/12/11/margaret-atwood-alias-grace/

flowerrunner's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lauracotterell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

the content and plot was fantastic and i love the additional literary pieces from the factual records of grace marks’ incarceration to the prose pieces from emily dickinson !! however i was not a fan of the pace and i actually found it really hard to finish this. a brilliant depiction of grace’s life but i just found it to be tedious at times 

mx_mistoffolees's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Child abuse

eososray's review against another edition

3.0

I am a big Atwood fan. I love her style and imagination. I love how well she writes. I love that she's Canadian.

This book though...didn't really meet my expectations. I had a hard time being interested in the characters in the second half of the book. I can't pin point why, just that I found myself bored and in a hurry to get the book over with. It's a pity really, it is a great story and very well written.