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The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

Start date: February 1, 2017

Finish date: February 28, 2017

Discussion: 2017 Monthly challenge

Why we're reading this: The prompt for February's monthly challenge is "written by a person of color." We've chosen The Undergrou…more
[close] The prompt for February's monthly challenge is "written by a person of color." We've chosen The Underground Railroad as our group read. Participation is optional.

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Feb 17, 2017 Astrid Lim rated it it was amazing

Shelves: america, literature, historical-fiction, tragedy, culture, dramatic, race, history, popsugar-2017

Not for the fainted hearts!!! The story of Cora needs to be digested slowly.. it felt so far yet very near.. it felt like coming from another era.. but very relevant with current days. This is a story about how a nation as big as America has started their greatness in a really, really wrong way. The horrors, the sadness and the meanness of it, united into a touching and important story. Sometimes we need to wake up from our delusion and face the harsh reality. Highly recommended!

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Mar 17, 2018 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, pulitzer, acrma8, oprah

The bit about the underground railroad actually being like a subway was alright, but that's not why you should read this book. The rules for the subway are, you don't know where it's going to take you. This means that you wind up playing a game of Let's Make a Deal with the characters trying to figure out if they should stay there or risk trying somewhere else. The awesome part about this is that it gives us a chance to explore various parts of the country and what it's like to be a slave/escape ...more

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Jan 30, 2018 Jamie rated it it was ok

Shelves: book-club

The story was interesting but I struggled with the writing.

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Mar 21, 2017 Emily added it

Shelves: 2017popsugar

This was a tough read - humans can be unbelievably cruel - but I'm glad I finished it. I'm not sure whether I'd recommend it. It does make me want to learn more about the Underground Railroad, though. ...more

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