BookReviews

“Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.”  Hey guys, it's time for another book review, as the 2018 Reading Challenge is going great. This is the fifth book that I've read in January. As you know I read Alias Grace by Atwood at the beginning of the month and I was amazed by the story and the writing. Unfortunately, this didn't happen with The Handmaid's Tale. GoodReads Summary: Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her...

"If we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged" I started reading the book a while ago, and it's the first one of Atwood that I've ever read, but it certainly won't be the last. The story she tells is based on true events. Plot:  It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories?* Spoilers As I said in my previous post I've already watched the Netflix TV series, and I couldn't escape picturing and most...

"The small details of life often hide a great significance."                                                                - Alias Grace 

Hey guys, in my last (and first) post I said I wanted to read 50 books in the upcoming 2018. I think it would be useful for me to start each month with books which I plan to read, and at the end of the month to check which ones I actually did. 1. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood In short it's the story of an alleged murderess called Grace Marks. She's been imprisoned for 15 years, and people who believe she's innocent want to petition for her freedom, so they need doctor Simon Jordan to write a report in her favor. The problem is Grace cannot remember what had happened, or at least she says she can't. The story is based on true events while the character of Doctor Jordan is fictional. He is trying to awaken the memory of the event, so Grace tells him her story from her childhood till she is caught by the police. Netflix has made a mini series of the novel and this is how I learned there was a book. I watched the series and was completely engulfed in the story. W...