A review by mcteags
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was great, but a difficult read. It really challenged the things I thought I knew about slavery and the fight for emancipation. It's outside my typical genre so I had to take lots of breaks, but I like Whitehead's writing and characterization.