Alias Grace
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Alias Grace

by Margaret Atwood

1996•Drama•552 pages

Taste attributes: dramacrimehistoricalmysterypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA grounded, serious novel: inventive and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

In 'Alias, Grace, ' bestselling author Margaret Atwood has written her most captivating, disturbing, and ultimately satisfying work since 'The Handmaid's Tale.' She takes us back in time and into the life of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the nineteenth century.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaCrimeHistoricalMysteryPsychologicalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationship

Subjects

Women murderersMurderHistoryMarks, Grace, b. 1827Mystery & DetectiveHistoricalCrimeBiographical fiction

Details

Author
Margaret Atwood
Published
1996
Pages
552
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