RaveThe News & ReviewYes, it really is that good. Many of Oprah Winfrey’s book club picks are longer on sentiment than substance, but in the case of The Underground Railroad, the talk show host has given her followers a brilliant novel from the Toni Morrison of the next generation.
Arlene Heyman
PositiveSacramento News & ReviewThis is life—and yes, death—as it really happens, and even the younger characters get a close-up look at how messy it can be to exist.
Anjan Sundaram
PositiveThe Sacramento News & ReviewSundaram is a gifted writer and this is a compelling story, which comes with an appendix of journalists who fell on the wrong side of Kagame’s regime.