A review by greatexpectations77
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Whew. This one is a really rough read, but the writing is so excellent. It's extremely distressing, but it's an important read. Absolutely will read this author again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Colonisation