Alias Grace

It was well-written and I enjoyed the narration of Grace, the main character. But I had a problem with the character of the doctor, Simon. It seemed like the character of Simon was meant to be a parallel to Grace, but I don't think the book spends enough time with his story to fully develop that connection. It would have been better if the time was evenly divided between the two characters, or just focussed on Grace herself. The chapters about Simon seemed tacked on; and I found that his subplot ended abruptly.

My favourite parts were the sections that consisted of letters between the different characters, especially the letters from Simon's mother. She played the motherly guilt trip in a way that was real and funny.