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impla77 's review for:
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really liked the prose, character and thought the start of the book was very strong. HOWEVER, the almost episodic nature of the chapters with quite clumsy transitions didn’t tie the book satisfactorily together for me. A chilling and visceral series of vignettes, but doesn’t all come together as a story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture