The Underground Railroad
Ranked #1 in Slavery, Ranked #8 in Tennessee — see more rankings.
In Whitehead’s ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Barack Obama Former USA PresidentJust like us, the president enjoys a good beach read while relaxing in the sun. In 2016, he released his list of summer vacation books: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, William Finnegan H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins Seveneves, Neal Stephenson The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead (Source)
Joshua M. Brown Chicago Tribune called @colsonwhitehead “the best living American novelist.” Really blown away by the writing in this, first book of his I’ve read. https://t.co/ePhD64ZPR5 (Source)
Bogdana Butnar Currently reading two things: one is The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead, which is a Man Booker nominee, and to be very honest, I'm just reading this because it's really good so my expectation is to just get the sheer satisfaction of a good piece of fiction. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Underground Railroad is ranked in the following categories:
- #16 in 2016
- #17 in African American
- #19 in African American History
- #25 in Alternate History
- #41 in Americana
- #63 in Award-Winning
- #22 in Black Author
- #60 in Black and White
- #76 in Book Club
- #53 in Buzzfeed
- #42 in Charisma
- #56 in Civil War
- #79 in Diverse
- #82 in Diversity
- #37 in Historical Fiction
- #88 in Human Rights
- #59 in Justice
- #72 in Literary
- #92 in Magical Realism
- #49 in NPR
- #51 in New York Times Bestseller
- #32 in Oprah
- #87 in Possession
- #26 in Pulitzer Prize
- #27 in Racism
- #45 in South
- #96 in Trigger Warning
- #91 in US History
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