Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Alias Grace

Margaret Atwood with Brigitte Walitzek (Translator)

636 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Toronto, 1843: Das junge Dienstmädchen Grace wird mit sechzehn des Doppelmordes an ihren Arbeitgebern schuldig gesprochen. In letzter Sekunde wandelt das Gericht ihr Todesurteil in eine lebenslange Gefängnisstrafe um. Sie verbringt Jahre hinter Gi...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 13,877 reviews

Moods

dark 79%
mysterious 76%
reflective 48%
emotional 31%
tense 30%
challenging 28%
sad 26%
informative 12%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 35%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 49% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%

Average rating

4.02

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...