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Maryjane Peluso asked this question about The Underground Railroad:
Does it depict much violence?
RITA BUTTERFIELD I agree with previous answers by Kristen and Lucy. There is violence, but it is not graphic or gratuitous. The depictions of violence, like much in th…moreI agree with previous answers by Kristen and Lucy. There is violence, but it is not graphic or gratuitous. The depictions of violence, like much in this wonderful novel, are upsetting-- but they must be. That said, the rape scene, for example, is more hinted at. It is described with phrases like, "they took her behind the shed," which leaves much to the imagination. Painful and difficult, but not overwrought.(less)
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