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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.
Paula Thoele It is not historical fiction. Rather it is alternate reality based on the many ways history shows humans abuse one another. It can be hard to suspend …moreIt is not historical fiction. Rather it is alternate reality based on the many ways history shows humans abuse one another. It can be hard to suspend disbelief to accept the metaphor of the railroad. It can be equally difficult to understand the alternate realities of the states Cora travels through. These governments did not exist as described but easily could have. Even with a fairly good grasp of history I find myself wondering things like "did NC really try to exterminate black people?" (no - but genocide has happened too many times) It is well written and worth the time- it makes you think and wonder and research and discuss. Once a person accepts it is not Roots it all starts to make sense.(less)
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The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author)
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