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whitenerkm 's review for:
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
Thought this was a great book - well written and definitely thought provoking. Books on slavery are never easy to read, and he did not hold back from painting a picture of how brutal things were during this period in history. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was I felt it was lacking a bit on the character development. The style of writing seemed to be more factual and a bit cold even - more just relaying the events as they took place (many of which were horrific), but didn't get into much depth about the emotions of the characters, Cora included. Maybe this was intentional, but it left me feeling a bit detached and less invested at times. I enjoyed the concept and got a lot out of the book overall but from a character perspective I'd say it left me wanting more.