The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead with Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

10 hours, 43 minutes first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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 A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; ...

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Community Reviews

4.09
based on 50,429 reviews

Moods

dark: 77%

emotional: 65%

sad: 65%

tense: 55%

challenging: 53%

adventurous: 39%

reflective: 31%

informative: 23%

inspiring: 14%

hopeful: 13%

mysterious: 4%


Pace

17% of readers chose fast
69% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

21% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
22% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

89% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

17% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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