A review by ashleyri11
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

challenging dark sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I am truly at a loss of words to describe this book. It described the brutality of slavery in horrific detail and didn’t let up when detailing the lives of black men and women who were no longer in the physical bondage of slavery, but forever in its grasp.

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