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This novel may be something I've never read before. It's science fiction, but fully based in history. Whitehead's United States is 364 degrees tilted from our actual history, with the Underground Railroad an actual railroad, an engineering marvel. And each stop, each state, is a new collection of horrors of the cruelest ways European Americans have treated the people they stole from Africa. Each state has a theme of specialized cruelty that captures our history from the earliest days through the
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I loved this one though I have heard mixed reviews from others. I found it to be captivating! This is a blend of historical fiction with a touch of magical realism regarding a tweak on exactly how the underground railroad operated.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
I loved this one though I have heard mixed reviews from others. I found it to be captivating! This is a blend of historical fiction with a touch of magical realism regarding a tweak on exactly how the underground railroad operated.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
This was good. Really good. Interesting and disturbing and sad and engaging and thought provoking.
Excellent!
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