The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
Taste attributes: historicaldramafantasyfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeSerious and expansive: an unsavoury historical novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape.
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- Author
- Colson Whitehead
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 378
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- Open Library
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