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ASIN: 0385490445
ID #106045
Alias Grace: A Novel   (Rated: 18+)
Product Type: Book
Reviewer: A Non-Existent User
Review Rated: ASR
Amazon's Price: $ 10.46
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Summary of this Book...
This book is based on the true life murders of Thomas Kinnear and Nancy Montgomery in Canada in the mid-1800s. Accused of these murders is Grace Marks, age 16. Unfortunately, she has no memory of the murders at all. Years later she is visited by Dr. Simon Jordan, a man very interested in psychological disorders and who someday hopes to run an asylum of his own. His task is a great one, to see if Grace has truly forgotten the events surrounding the murders, or if she is harboring a darker secret.
I especially liked...
Atwood draws a lot of parallels between Grace's story and different patterns of quilting blocks. It was beautiful use of symbolism, and since I knew nothing about quilting, I actually picked up a few interesting pieces of trivia.
I didn't like...
Atwood occassionally jumps from one point-of-view to another as she jumps back and forth in time to tell this tale. Most of the time it works without a hitch, but once or twice the switch didn't quite work.
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
I definitely wanted to read more. At the same time, I wanted to pick up something more light hearted.
This Book made me feel...
I was at times happy. I was at times sad. I laughed out loud, and occassionally I wanted to step on in and tell the characters what they needed to do differently to get out of the mess they'd found themselves in.
The author of this Book...
Margaret Atwood has a wonderful way with words. For those not familiar with her work "The Edible Woman", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Cat's Eye", and "The Robber Bride" are also titles I can recommend.
I recommend this Book because...
First and foremost, this is a wonderful story. Secondly, it is very well written and provides wonderful examples of how to create characters (and a story line) that will keep readers interested.
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