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The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

Start date: February 1, 2017

Finish date: February 28, 2017

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Feb 08, 2017 Mariah Roze rated it liked it

Shelves: diversity-in-all-forms-book-club

I read this book for the Goodreads' book club Diversity in All Forms. Below is the link to our discussion if you would like to join:
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I enjoyed this book, but there was something about it that I didn't love. I'm not sure if it was because of the writing, because it was hard to tell what was true information and what wasn't. I found the story interesting and would this suggest this book to a lot of people, but I definitely wouldn't say it was one of the best ...more

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Jun 28, 2019 Valyssia Leigh rated it liked it

Shelves: published-decade-2010s, protagonist-female, format-audio, historical-fiction, cultural-african-american, award-pulitzer-prize, award-arthur-c-clarke, author-male, award-national-book, nominee-john-w-campbell

2.5 stars

I swear, the Pulitzer is to novels what the Oscar is to film.

The gimmick here is what every seven-year-old thinks when they hear the term 'Underground Railroad.' That's it. That's the bit that makes this 'science fiction.'

The rest of the story is about an unstoppable bounty hunter who follows the protagonist from refuge to refuge committing acts of terror. It's really just so much torture porn.

Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters (a novel with similar themes that came out at roughl ...more

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Apr 08, 2017 Marcela rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction

2.5 STARS
I was so excited and really looking forward to reading this book after learning about all of its awards and accolades, including the Goodreads' 2016 historical fiction winner—which is my favorite genre. This is my first book by Colson Whitehead, and perhaps my last as my main problem with this book was the author's style. The story of Cora, a slave in Georgia, and her excruciating journey to find freedom. Told from a third-person perspective, it was difficult to get into the main charac ...more

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