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The Underground Railroad
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February 1, 2017
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February 28, 2017
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What Members Thought

Jody
Dec 31, 2021 rated it liked it
For being such an interesting and important topic, it moved very slowly for me. The story itself was captivating, but the main reason I did not care for the book was because of the fantastical elements woven throughout. For instance, the author depicts the Underground Railroad not as a metaphor, but as a literal underground railroad system. I found these historical changes to be distracting and for people reading the book with little knowledge of this time in history, they might be lead to belie ...more
Erin
Dec 31, 2016 rated it liked it
I listened to this book and I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read it. I had a hard time keeping characters straight and it would have been helpful to be able to go back.
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Dec 26, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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