El ferrocarril subterráneo
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Summary
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia。 Life is hell for all the slaves， but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans， she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits。 When Caesar， a recent arrival from Virginia， tells her about the Underground Railroad， they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape。 Matters do not go as planned—Cora kills a young white boy who tries to capture her。 Though they manage to find a station and head north， they are being hunted。
In Whitehead’s ingenious conception， the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor—engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil。 Cora and Caesar’s first stop is South Carolina， in a city that initially seems like a haven。 But the city’s placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens。 And even worse: Ridgeway， the relentless slave catcher， is close on their heels。 Forced to flee again， Cora embarks on a harrowing flight， state by state， seeking true freedom。
Like the protagonist of Gulliver’s Travels， Cora encounters different worlds at each stage of her journey—hers is an odyssey through time as well as space。 As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era， his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day。 The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman’s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering， powerful meditation on the history we all share。
In Whitehead’s ingenious conception， the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor—engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil。 Cora and Caesar’s first stop is South Carolina， in a city that initially seems like a haven。 But the city’s placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens。 And even worse: Ridgeway， the relentless slave catcher， is close on their heels。 Forced to flee again， Cora embarks on a harrowing flight， state by state， seeking true freedom。
Like the protagonist of Gulliver’s Travels， Cora encounters different worlds at each stage of her journey—hers is an odyssey through time as well as space。 As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era， his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day。 The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman’s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering， powerful meditation on the history we all share。
Reviews
Hans Luiten
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Onbegrijpelijk waarom dit boek zoveel prijzen heeft behaald。 Of was de vertaling zo slecht。 Een verhaal met karikaturale karakters， idem conversaties en vreemde verhaallijn。 Of mis ik iets？
Ola Hol
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Hm。。。 I have to think more。
Ashley
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Read for Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2021 prompt: Genre hybridInteresting take on an alternate history of the US。 I had some questions about the world building in terms of the literal trains， which was a little distracting since i was listening to the audiobook （hard to skim backwards to revisit the in-universe history， if provided）。 Would like to re-read a physical copy in the future to capture some of the density i missed。
Heather Hansen
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So much information & history。 So much to absorb & to look back on。Some things that were written was talking about things still now。 It's sad how so much has changed yet stayed the same。 The middle portion of the book I set down for awhile but towards the end I couldn't stop reading。 So much information & history。 So much to absorb & to look back on。Some things that were written was talking about things still now。 It's sad how so much has changed yet stayed the same。 The middle portion of the book I set down for awhile but towards the end I couldn't stop reading。 。。。more
Kaan Catalkaya
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I really liked the book。 But it was a tough read。 Honestly not a big fan of the ending
Buz Trevor
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Totally baffled by the acclaim this book has recieved。 Slavery is an episode in American history that persists in the running sore of continuing unresolved racism。Whitehead starts off his book with what seems to be a pretty descriptive account of the horrors of life on a big plantation。 Once the slaves escape it almost seems as if Whitehead can no longer be concerned about constructing his narrative around real experience。 Instead he moves into a fanciful world where the underground railroad is Totally baffled by the acclaim this book has recieved。 Slavery is an episode in American history that persists in the running sore of continuing unresolved racism。Whitehead starts off his book with what seems to be a pretty descriptive account of the horrors of life on a big plantation。 Once the slaves escape it almost seems as if Whitehead can no longer be concerned about constructing his narrative around real experience。 Instead he moves into a fanciful world where the underground railroad is exactly that。 Give me a break！ There is no purpose to this that I can see。 Once the slaves reach South Carolina， the fantasy world continues and I gave up！The book ignores the courage of the people who helped runaway slaves on their perilous passage to freedom。 Fiction is the art of constructing a story around people and their lives。 When writing fiction about historical people and /or events， certain truths need to be preserved。 In this book I would say that the introduction of a real undergound railroad to transport the runaways is such a transparent untruth that it negates the entire story。 。。。more
Marnie
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This was my first experience reading works by this author， but not my last。 I appreciated the way he was able to interweave reality into a fictional depiction of the UR。 I think it really focused the attention on the atrocities of the time which need more exposure for many of us who received a white-washed education！
Mike Ceballos
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El destino manifiesto es la representación más primitiva y abusiva para declarar la opresión de otros pueblos。 Subyugar a otro pueblo o raza， como lo hicieron los colonos sureños del país vecino， al traer navíos cargados de africanos y esclavizarlos en los campos algodoneros， es un acto deplorable e inhumano cuyas consecuencias repercuten aún en nuestros días。 Colson Whitehead nos lleva por un camino de liberación， acompañando a la joven Cora quién es abandonada a muy temprana edad en la plantac El destino manifiesto es la representación más primitiva y abusiva para declarar la opresión de otros pueblos。 Subyugar a otro pueblo o raza， como lo hicieron los colonos sureños del país vecino， al traer navíos cargados de africanos y esclavizarlos en los campos algodoneros， es un acto deplorable e inhumano cuyas consecuencias repercuten aún en nuestros días。 Colson Whitehead nos lleva por un camino de liberación， acompañando a la joven Cora quién es abandonada a muy temprana edad en la plantación por su madre， quién una noche， decide que no aguanta más y escapa， dejando a su hija atrás。 La razón， aunque antinatura， es obvia， con una niña pequeña， sus probabilidades de sobrevivir y escapar son casi nulas。 Los dueños， mandaron traer a un caza recompensas， un tal Ridgeway， quién tenía fama de ser el más eficiente buscador de negros fugitivos， tenía una reputación perfecta， hasta que se topó con el caso de Mabel， la mamá de Cora， quién nunca pudo encontrar。 Pasaron seis meses， y tuvo que darse por vencido， regreso a la plantación a disculparse personalmente。 Desde ese momento， la leyenda de poder alcanzar la libertad fue creciendo gracias a Mabel。 Obvio que Cora tenía sentimientos encontrados， orgullosa por su madre y a la vez enojada porque haberla abandonado。 Cora crece y la rotación de negros en la plantación trajo a nuevos compañeros。 Entre ellos un muchacho llamado Caesar， quién había escuchado de un camino a la libertad， a través de un tren subterráneo que lleva a los fugitivos a salvo hasta el norte del país。 Sin embargo， Caesar tiene miedo de no lograrlo， sabe que， si el amo logra recuperar al fugitivo， no es para volver a poner a trabajar， sino para descargar tormentos y castigos que sirven de escarnio para el resto de la comunidad。 Así lo pensarán dos veces antes de volverlo a intentar。 Entonces， necesita un amuleto， alguien que ya lo haya logrado， en este caso， Mabel lo pudo hacer， y su hija también podrá repetir la hazaña。 Así que trata de convencer a Cora de que escapen juntos， al principio Cora se niega， pero la sucesión de algunos eventos desafortunados， donde vemos que el peor enemigo de alguien es， muchas veces， gente de tu misma raza。Cora y Caesar comienza su travesía hacia la libertad， logrando lo inimaginable: escapar usando el famoso tren subterráneo。 Un sistema de transporte tan extraño como asombroso， tan sólo el pensar que alguien o un grupo de personas， estuviera enfocada en cavar un túnel para transportar esclavos por la nación norteamericana。 Sin embargo， las historias que viven son un reflejo vivo del racismo imperante en el siglo XIX， y que persiste hasta nuestros días。 Es verdad que se ha logrado mejorar la equidad， pero los reflejos y actos racistas siguen presentes。Ganador del premio Pulitzer， representa una versión política de la tendencia social norteamericana。 Aún en nuestros días vemos atropellos y vejaciones a la gente de color， y aunque la narrativa es meritoria， así como la completa descripción del racismo puro e irracional， nos deja un pequeño destello de cubrir las fallas a través del otorgamiento de estos premios。 El final pudiera ser meritorio， si le damos el enfoque fantástico más que literal， cuando lo acaben podrán darle un nuevo enfoque， si pensamos que necesariamente el túnel tiene que llegar a un final。 Una novela atractiva， pero triste y bastante cruda。 Recomendada para lectores principiantes。 Desde mi punto vista， diseñada para hacerla serie de televisión de Amazon Prime （efectivamente ahí está la serie）。 Pero se disfruta y se mantiene uno entretenido。 。。。more
Kelly
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Wow。 Powerful writing and an amazing story of slavery and one woman's fight for freedom。 Wow。 Powerful writing and an amazing story of slavery and one woman's fight for freedom。 。。。more
Stephanie
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The concept of a historical fiction where the Underground Railroad is a literal train underground is awesome - I adore that。 The details and perspectives of the lives of slaves in the 1800’s in the American South was insightful and a must read。 However， this book felt a little TOO zoomed out。 A little too historical， and not enough fiction。 Nearly textbook style？ The characterization just wasn’t there for me， not for Cora and not for any of the minor characters。 I think， I’m trying to show all t The concept of a historical fiction where the Underground Railroad is a literal train underground is awesome - I adore that。 The details and perspectives of the lives of slaves in the 1800’s in the American South was insightful and a must read。 However， this book felt a little TOO zoomed out。 A little too historical， and not enough fiction。 Nearly textbook style？ The characterization just wasn’t there for me， not for Cora and not for any of the minor characters。 I think， I’m trying to show all the different places a former slave might find themselves in that area and time period， the writer loses the ability to tell the narrative of any one of those places in depth enough to draw me in。 It actually felt quite jarring， rather than a journey we were on with Cora。 However， still highly recommend reading it 。。。more
Laurel
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Definitely deserving of the Pulitzer Prize！
Mirjam
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Ik was erg benieuwd naar deze roman omdat het thema slavernij ten onrechte vrij onderbelicht is in ons nationale literaire erfgoed。 Aanvankelijk was ik gegrepen， maar na ongeveer een derde gelezen te hebben， kreeg ik in toenemende mate een ongemakkelijk gevoel。 Hieronder de belangrijkste redenen:1。 De ondergrondse spoorweg letterlijk nemen is kinderlijk en neemt de lezer niet serieus。 Het was sterker geweest als de auteur had geschreven over het daadwerkelijk bestaande ondergrondse netwerk van h Ik was erg benieuwd naar deze roman omdat het thema slavernij ten onrechte vrij onderbelicht is in ons nationale literaire erfgoed。 Aanvankelijk was ik gegrepen， maar na ongeveer een derde gelezen te hebben， kreeg ik in toenemende mate een ongemakkelijk gevoel。 Hieronder de belangrijkste redenen:1。 De ondergrondse spoorweg letterlijk nemen is kinderlijk en neemt de lezer niet serieus。 Het was sterker geweest als de auteur had geschreven over het daadwerkelijk bestaande ondergrondse netwerk van hulp en steun aan gevluchte slaven。2。 De auteur 'winkelt' willekeurig uit de geschiedenis van de slavernij。 Hij beschrijft waargebeurde zaken en hij verzint een aantal zaken。 De gruwelijkheden die de slaven in deze roman worden toegedaan zijn deels fictief en deels niet allemaal tegelijkertijd gebeurd。 De freedom trail （North Carolina） bijvoorbeeld heeft nooit echt bestaan。 Ik wil geen afbreuk doen aan het onnoemelijke leed dat tot slaaf gemaakten is aangedaan， maar om dit geweld nog eens erger te maken dan het was door verzonnen gruwelijke elementen toe te voegen， gaf mij een zeer ongemakkelijk gevoel。 Het is alsof een auteur die over de Holocaust schrijft， daar nog wat schepjes bovenop doet。 Die overdrijving is onnodig en maakt duidelijk dat deze roman eerder een politiek pamflet is dan een werk van （historische） fictie。 3。 Sommige gebeurtenissen zijn ongeloofwaardig， eg。， de plotseling 'vriendelijke' omgang van Ridgeway met Cora， de wonderbaarlijke ontsnappingen/ontmoetingen op precies het juiste moment， het feit dat Ridgeway erin slaagt Cora overal te achterhalen: het geeft je als lezer meer en meer het gevoel dat je in een soort sprookje beland bent dan in een volwassen roman。 4 Zoals andere reviews ook aanduiden: de karakters worden nauwelijks ontwikkeld waardoor je je als lezer niet goed tot hen kan verhouden: ze dragen bij aan een afstandelijk gevoel wat afbreuk doet aan de wens om het complexe verhaal van openlijk en verborgen racisme daadwerkelijk te begrijpen。 5 Al met al vind ik dit vooral een goed boek voor beginnende lezers， tieners bijvoorbeeld （afgezien van het expliciete geweld）。 Ik ga alvast op zoek naar betere romans over dit onderwerp， die zijn er ongetwijfeld。 。。。more
Rosanne
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Did not enjoy reading this。 I did not like the choppy， detached style。 I get why he did it that way， I just didn’t like it。I think my least favorite thing was the literal Underground Railroad。 It takes away the struggle of all the moving cogs it took to get slaves to freedom。I think I also expected a bigger picture story， not just one person‘s journey from the south。The insight to racism and slavery was worth it， I think。 But still not a book I can overall recommend。
Darlene
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3。5 starsPublished on Peeking Between the Pages: https://peekingbetweenthepages。com/20。。。I am likely in the minority for this one。 It was ok for me but not great as it was for others。 I think the subject matter extremely important but I found I never really connected with the characters in a way that would have had me more invested in the book。 I felt for the people and was horrified at what they went through and I was definitely interested enough to finish the novel。 I had listened to the audio 3。5 starsPublished on Peeking Between the Pages: https://peekingbetweenthepages。com/20。。。I am likely in the minority for this one。 It was ok for me but not great as it was for others。 I think the subject matter extremely important but I found I never really connected with the characters in a way that would have had me more invested in the book。 I felt for the people and was horrified at what they went through and I was definitely interested enough to finish the novel。 I had listened to the audio which is narrated by Bahni Turpin。 I’ve listened to her before and I like her voice and she did a great job of telling this story。 。。。more
Harvey Hênio
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“The Underground Railroad” é o romance que consagrou o escritor norte-americano Colson Whitehead。 Vencedor dos prestigiados prêmios “Pulitzer” e “National Book Award” o livro ainda de quebra passou a fazer parte dos dois mais aclamados clubes do livro dos USA – o clube de leitura da apresentadora Oprah Winfrey e o clube de leitura do ex-presidente Barack Obama。tA narrativa， contundente e até mesmo chocante ao mostrar os horrores da odiosa instituição da escravidão， gira em torno de Cora， uma gar “The Underground Railroad” é o romance que consagrou o escritor norte-americano Colson Whitehead。 Vencedor dos prestigiados prêmios “Pulitzer” e “National Book Award” o livro ainda de quebra passou a fazer parte dos dois mais aclamados clubes do livro dos USA – o clube de leitura da apresentadora Oprah Winfrey e o clube de leitura do ex-presidente Barack Obama。tA narrativa， contundente e até mesmo chocante ao mostrar os horrores da odiosa instituição da escravidão， gira em torno de Cora， uma garota escravizada numa fazenda do sul dos USA。 Abandonada pela mãe， que fugiu da fazenda onde era obrigada a trabalhar， rumo a um destino desconhecido， Cora era hostilizada em função de ser a filha de uma fugitiva que não foi recapturada， o que era uma humilhante para os senhores de escravos。 Solitária e dotada de uma revolta latente e reprimida， Cora se junta a Caesar， escravizado como ela e foge em direção ao norte que， em meados do século XIX， período em se passa a história， era um território em que a vida dos negros era bem mais amena do que no sul。 A fuga de Cora torna-se dramática e repleta de incertezas em função da perseguição implacável do caçador de escravos Ridgeway que tem a obsessão de captura-la por não ter conseguido recapturar sua mãe。 É nessa parte da história que o autor introduz um elemento fantástico que remete ao título do livro。 A tal “ferrovia subterrânea” realmente existiu mas， como uma metáfora para a rede de simpatizantes da causa dos negros e inimigos da escravidão que auxiliavam os fugitivos a chegar ao norte。 Colson Whitehead transforma o que historicamente foi uma metáfora em uma misteriosa， gótica e fantástica ferrovia subterrânea que percorria as entranhas do país possibilitando um vislumbre de liberdade e acalentando o sonho de uma nova vida no norte。tLi este livro em 2018 e o reli agora em função da estreia da série televisiva inspirada na obra。 Confesso que a obra me impactou ainda mais do que três anos atrás， talvez em função do impacto das imagens da série， muito bem filmada e bem fiel à obra de Colson Whitehead。tO ritmo é ágil。 A descrição do cotidiano dos escravos é sufocante e desperta uma legítima revolta em que lê com um mínimo de sensibilidade。 O suspense é muito bem construído e a inclusão de denúncias acerca de políticas eugênicas nos USA de meados do século XIX introduz um elemento que só eleva a revolta contra uma das páginas mais negras da história da humanidade。tExcelente pedida！ 。。。more
Catherine
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"Terrific" and "Devastating"。There are no other words。 "Terrific" and "Devastating"。There are no other words。 。。。more
Olatz Arkotxa
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El final no m'ha encantat。 Potser he d'investigar una mica El final no m'ha encantat。 Potser he d'investigar una mica 。。。more
Katherine
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Cora - slave who escapes and her journey to trying to find freedom from Southern America and its anti-black regime。
Marne - Reader By the Water
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I feel bad for not loving this more。 You know when everyone sees the dolphin in the MagicEye poster a the mall and you just don't get it？ It feels like that。 This won the Pulitzer and GR is full of 5- and 4-star reviews， but I just thought it was。。。good。 It was a good book。 Good plot， I cared about Cora and her series of plights， but。。。I probably just expected more。 Too much hype， perhaps。 Or maybe it just wasn't a good fit for me。 And that's okay。 I feel bad for not loving this more。 You know when everyone sees the dolphin in the MagicEye poster a the mall and you just don't get it？ It feels like that。 This won the Pulitzer and GR is full of 5- and 4-star reviews， but I just thought it was。。。good。 It was a good book。 Good plot， I cared about Cora and her series of plights， but。。。I probably just expected more。 Too much hype， perhaps。 Or maybe it just wasn't a good fit for me。 And that's okay。 。。。more
Elena Carmona
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（Leído para mi clase de Multicultural Literature）De momento， de las tres novelas que me he leído para esta asignatura， The Underground Railroad ha sido la que más me ha costado en tema vocabulario， creo que porque hay mucho slang sureño de esa época que yo ni idea。 Me ha gustado， pero le pongo tres estrellas porque el ritmo estaba un poco descompensado， había partes interesantes que me leía en nada de tiempo y capítulos muy lentos y difíciles de superar。 Mi fragmento favorito fue el del Museo de （Leído para mi clase de Multicultural Literature）De momento， de las tres novelas que me he leído para esta asignatura， The Underground Railroad ha sido la que más me ha costado en tema vocabulario， creo que porque hay mucho slang sureño de esa época que yo ni idea。 Me ha gustado， pero le pongo tres estrellas porque el ritmo estaba un poco descompensado， había partes interesantes que me leía en nada de tiempo y capítulos muy lentos y difíciles de superar。 Mi fragmento favorito fue el del Museo de Historia Natural， que me recordó a la crítica que hace Donna Haraway a los museos en Las promesas de los monstruos。 El capítulo de los profanadores de tumbas no sabría cómo encajarlo con el resto de la novela， y me gustó mucho cómo se resuelve el misterio de Mabel， no me lo esperaba nada。 Se supone que es una neo-slavery sci-fi novel pero yo no noté muchísimo los saltos en el tiempo。 Ahora estoy viendo la serie con mis padres。 。。。more
Siobhain
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I thought this was brilliant！ First of all， it was good in that it was a reminder than the stories of the Underground Railroad that I read in school were whitewashed。 Harriet Tubman， others who escaped， and those who were conductors were celebrated as heroes， but much was left out of the dangers to all involved and the number who never made it。 Secondly， I appreciated the likening to Gulliver's Travels in the book description as this helped me to not get caught up in checking for historical accu I thought this was brilliant！ First of all， it was good in that it was a reminder than the stories of the Underground Railroad that I read in school were whitewashed。 Harriet Tubman， others who escaped， and those who were conductors were celebrated as heroes， but much was left out of the dangers to all involved and the number who never made it。 Secondly， I appreciated the likening to Gulliver's Travels in the book description as this helped me to not get caught up in checking for historical accuracy。 Each "land" where Cora stayed had a point to be made yet the story was still a heart-breaking and poignant story in which the plurality of humanity was maintained， the plight of the slave was convincingly portrayed， and hope in the triumph of goodness and the desire for freedom was not extinguished。 Lastly， I loved that the underground railroad was portrayed as an actual railroad underground。 I was tempted to list this book on my fantasy book shelf as well for this reason but decided that the history of the time period made slaves trying to escape to freedom too real and too serious of a subject to list as fantasy。 I recommend this book to all readers， though I recommend getting a basic idea of Gulliver's Travels first to set the stage for Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad。 。。。more
McKenna Burton
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Great story， loved the characters。 Not my type of writing though。
Pam Erickson
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This book gives a very personal look at the experience of a slave escaping the horror of plantation life and being helped along the way toward the dream of freedom。 The author includes fantasy in the portrayal of the "railroad，" a very creative twist， but I'm not sure I really appreciated how it fit into the book。 This book gives a very personal look at the experience of a slave escaping the horror of plantation life and being helped along the way toward the dream of freedom。 The author includes fantasy in the portrayal of the "railroad，" a very creative twist， but I'm not sure I really appreciated how it fit into the book。 。。。more
Linda
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Could not get totally into this book。 Subject matter was very important to me。 I didn’t think the characters were developed and also not a fan of his writing style。 Wanted it to be better。 Starting to question the Pulitzer， felt he same about The Dutch House。 Read this for my book club 。
Joelle Murphy
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3。5。 Really good！ Definitely a heavy read so please check TW！！
Kate
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It's well written and it certainly covers all the bases of all the horrors of slavery。 It's not as good as Beloved but it's certainly along that vein: hard and horrifying。 It's more hopeful than Beloved， but even the hope comes with a sense of dread。 The three stars is not so much a commentary on how good the book is so much as how likely I would be to ever consider reading it again。 It's well written and it certainly covers all the bases of all the horrors of slavery。 It's not as good as Beloved but it's certainly along that vein: hard and horrifying。 It's more hopeful than Beloved， but even the hope comes with a sense of dread。 The three stars is not so much a commentary on how good the book is so much as how likely I would be to ever consider reading it again。 。。。more
Susan
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I enjoyed for historical facts but I felt alittle detached or maybe disengaged from the main characters。 Glad I finally opened the first page。。。。 Listened to the audio。
Heidi
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I thought this book was interesting and a compelling read-moving from locations and different characters， the author gives you a little buffet of different types of issues and themes attached to racism and slavery。 I thought he did a great job of showing a myriad of themes and well developed characters and relationships， highlighting many things you may not initially consider when thinking about the overall issue of slavery。
Judy
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Not an easy read， this winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award follows the journey to freedom of Cora， a slave who escapes her Georgia plantation with fellow slave Caesar。 They travel via a literal underground railroad， a secret network that deposits them in various cities， each with its own horrors。 The author draws from mythic journeys and symbols and blends hyper realism and magical realism to create a world that is simultaneously unbelievably abhorrent and strangely fam Not an easy read， this winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award follows the journey to freedom of Cora， a slave who escapes her Georgia plantation with fellow slave Caesar。 They travel via a literal underground railroad， a secret network that deposits them in various cities， each with its own horrors。 The author draws from mythic journeys and symbols and blends hyper realism and magical realism to create a world that is simultaneously unbelievably abhorrent and strangely familiar。 。。。more
Karla
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