The premise is pretty enticing: a reimagining of the Underground Railroad as an actual railroad underground. It's exactly the sort of spin on the slavery narrative that critics will gobble up whi I rarely get to read books when they are in their acute hype phase, but I decided to put an Audible credit towards critical darling Colson Whitehead's latest novel. The Underground Railroad (see the NY Times review) has been the talk of the town for the past year. The Underground Railroad: A Novel Announcing the new Oprah's Book Club 2016 selection From prize-winning, bestselling author Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum SouthCora is a … The Underground Railroad (see the NY Times review) has been the talk of the town for the past year. • The Underground Railroad was the inspiration for a faction in Fallout 4, the Railroad, consisting of safehouses for synthetic humanoids who escaped another faction known as the Institute. The basic premise of this novel is that the underground railroad was just that - a real physical underground railroad. The basic premise of this novel is that the underground railroad was just that - a real physical underground railroad. This gives the book a bit of dystopian feel, although this is an antebellum tale, with time appropriate technology. This gives the book a bit of dystopian feel, although this is an antebellum tale, with time appropriate technology.