I rated The Underground Railroad 4/5 stars. Content warning for enslavement, violence, on-page and referenced sexual abuse, manipulation, medical abuse, and related topics. The premise is amazing. The historical Underground Railroad reimagined as a real railroad with tracks and engineers and trains....
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Kurt’s Collection
7 book reviews
Sep 20, 2023
A deeply saddening book. History with a twist. The author illuminates the horrors of our past. Whithead shows why he is one of our best contemporary authors and why he is a Pulitzer winner!
estherfungreads
65 book reviews
Jun 15, 2023
This novel is a reimagining of history in which the underground railroad conveying slaves from the American South to the north/Canada is not a metaphor but a physical railroad operating underground. I couldn't stop reading, because I was so invested in the main character.