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Barbara asked this question about The Underground Railroad:
Does anyone like that the author wrote the railroad as a physical, operating one? I felt it unnecessary and beyond the scope of possibility.
Regina Beard I thought the notion of an actual railroad was fantastical and a terrific idea that the author could have developed even more, although, sadly, it (th…moreI thought the notion of an actual railroad was fantastical and a terrific idea that the author could have developed even more, although, sadly, it (the railroad, that is) seemed to be more fleshed out than the main characters. This allegorical(?) element doesn't, in my mind, trivialize or minimize the horrors of slavery at all. As I read the book, I thought that there were too many ideas for the author to fully explore, but he tried to touch on each of them and came up a little short.(less)
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The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author)
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