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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.
Carolyn Right? I almost closed the book for good after I read the sentence that revealed a _literal_ underground railroad.

Thank goodness I didn't; I ended the…moreRight? I almost closed the book for good after I read the sentence that revealed a _literal_ underground railroad.

Thank goodness I didn't; I ended the book amazed at the perfection of the metaphor on every level.(less)
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The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author)
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