Epinions Recent Reviews for Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Gracefully Done

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:05:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MPrince - Alias Grace is a wonderful and intriguing piece. It involves a rather large cast of characters, each significant and rather distinctive. She manages to give a bit of heaven and an ounce of hell to each of the lives she creates. The book is exceptional...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Not Atwood's Best

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:17:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author christine283 - My first experience with Margaret Atwood was The Handmaid's Tale. I thoroughly enjoyed it; ho...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Psychology's Past

Mon, 10 Sep 2001 21:41:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author henry71 - I recently reread this book and found that despite knowing the ending, I was still as interested in what was going on in the novel. Even though this book is a mystery, finding the villain is not the only reason to read, for this book has rich...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: When Innocence is Secondary

Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:02:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - It is almost the same as being innocent.

Set in the mid-1800's, Alias Grace is Margaret Atwood's (author of The Handmaid's Tale) fictionalized account of one Grace Marks, celebrated young Canadian murderess, and of Dr...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Alias Grace, A.K.A. a Spellbinding Read

Sat, 3 Feb 2001 22:45:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AshleyA - The premise of the book seems simple at first: a Grace Marks a the mid-19th century servant is accused of murdering her former master and his mistress. Her partner in crime is punished by death, but Grace is found guilty and is committed to an insane...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: "Alias Grace" is a captivating novel, one of Atwood's best!

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 01:51:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author neeterskeeter - Alias Grace is a haunting and memorable novel. It is definately among one of the best I have ever read, and would be called my favorite if naming only one book in the whole world as such a thing were possible. This book was suprisingly unlike the...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Of woman, guilt and love

Thu, 28 Sep 2000 19:33:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maggieball - Alias Grace is a fiction, based on the true story of Grace Marks, who, in 1843 was tried for murdering her employer and his pregnant mistress. Atwood’s book takes the basic story as her premise, but uses a number of fictional techniques, primarily the...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: An Excellent Summer Read

Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:49:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jeri_coleman - It has been several years since I have read a Margaret Atwood novel and I honestly don't know why I waited so long to read her again. I was first introduced to her through her haunting novel The Handmaid's Tale, I loved that book, even though it...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Subtle in the Best Ways

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:52:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pillowphat - 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...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: A fun and different style for Atwood

Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:07:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lernerj - Based on what I know of Atwood's previous work, this book is a quite different topic for her. I've read two of her earliest novels (The Edible Woman and Surfacing), a late 80s piece (Cat's Eye), and her most famous work, The Handmaid's Tale. These...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Perfect Atwood

Sat, 6 May 2000 02:17:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author moosecharmer - Alias Grace is pure, impeccable Atwood prose combined with solid historical research, gothic drama, and supernatural sexual tension. An incredible story, and all the more incredible when it is based on true-life events.

Margaret Atwood is no...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Chilling

Wed, 26 Apr 2000 16:59:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kskopitz - Margaret Atwood's Alias, Grace is a haunting, and sometimes frightening look at accused murderer Grace Marks. Convicted at the age of 16, the attractive Grace is sentenced to life imprisonment, while her alleged accomplice is hanged. The novel is told...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: Intrigue and Murder

Thu, 24 Feb 2000 09:42:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author miridunn - Atwood continues to be one of Canada’s finest writers; her work is known for its creativity, superb writing and flowing narrative all around the globe. Alias Grace is one my favorites of her works: an historical novel –full of intrigue, crafted writing,...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: mysterious and wonderful!

Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:51:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dahilia - This novel is truly intriguing. Very much a page turner but a unique, intelligent one. Atwood follows Grace Mark, a nineteenth century Canadian servant accused of murdering her employer and his housekeeper, who has claimed to have lost the memory of the...

Margaret Atwood - Alias Grace: A page turner!

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 17:58:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author renegade - I realize that it's a cliche to call a murder-mystery a page turner, and yet that is exactly what this book is. Although it was too long to read in one sitting, I made every effort to be alone with this book until I had made my way through it. Based on...