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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I agree with the statements about Jeremiah too. He was a much more interesting character. Perhaps because he seemed to have an emotional connection with Grace before the crimes which humanizes the potential muderess. I also think the Mary Whitney alter ego theory was apparent early on.
I read an interview with Atwood in which she said she had an opinion about whether Grace was guilty or innocent, but Atwood was not going to disclose it. She doesn’t want people to know her opinion.
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That seems sensible of her, given that she has deliberately left it open to the individual reader's interpretation. Her stating what she thought either way would no doubt influence her readers' conclusions.