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Does anyone like that the author wrote the railroad as a physical, operating one? I felt it unnecessary and beyond the scope of possibility.
Susan Yes, it's obviously beyond the scope of possibility...I think he's using it as a metaphor. I noted in my review that--when I was a child--I believed t…moreYes, it's obviously beyond the scope of possibility...I think he's using it as a metaphor. I noted in my review that--when I was a child--I believed that the underground railroad was a real train built underground. I suspect that he played with this notion and considered what the impact might have been had this, in fact, existed. I believe that this the point of fiction--to make you consider what is and what might have been. (That's just my two cent's worth.) I was intrigued by the idea.(less)
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The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author)
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