Book Club Underground Railroad

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Book club underground railroad. Another great evening with the book club ladies where we discussed the underground railroad by colson whitehead and had very mixed reviews. We see that freedom is a perspective that changes with the person and the time. The underground railroad by colson whiteheadafter cora a slave in pre civil war georgia escapes with another slave caesar they seek the help of the underground railroad as they flee from state to state and try to evade a slave catcher ridgeway who is determined to return them to the south.

The book is rebooting every time the person goes to a different state the different state of american possibility described in the south carolina chapters is the era of negro uplift by paternalistic whites. Question answer 1. It also won the national book award the andrew carnegie medal for excellence and was.

Life is hell for all the slaves but especially bad for cora. Take some time to unwind as you are introduced to this week s book and more of our wonderful staff. Book club for you.

Readers questions about the underground railroad. Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in georgia. The underground railroad is a pulitzer prize winning novel and new york times best seller.

Well we have another friday faces. How does the depiction of slavery in the underground railroad compare to other depictions in literature and film. Some found the book hard to engage with both because of the subject matter and the writing style.

Originally set for release sept. Even those who r. Here s a brief synopsis of the book.