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Does it depict much violence?
Lucy The descriptions of slave life are undoubtedly grim, and the violence is truly horrific, but it isn’t dwelled upon, it’s just there - a fact about lif…moreThe descriptions of slave life are undoubtedly grim, and the violence is truly horrific, but it isn’t dwelled upon, it’s just there - a fact about life, something to know, to try not to avert your eyes from, but not to linger on either. As it should be(less)
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The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author)
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