The Underground Railroad

Fiction by Coltson Whitehead.


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Did you think that the "Underground Railroad" was a metaphorical train? I did. In this book it's a literal locomotive engine under the earth. Now, I don't think that's an actual historical representation of the underground railroad, but it does make for an interesting story.

This book follows one slave in the early 19th century on her journey... not exactly to freedom, but to somewhere, anywhere outside slavery.

It's a truly thought-provoking book, both fascinating and terrible to read.