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by Jodi Picoult
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Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a devastating yet thoughtful tone that will resonate with The Underground Railroad fans.
10 Best Books Like The Underground Railroad
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The best books like The Underground Railroad are:
- 1The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult0
- 2The Book Thief by Markus Zusak4.6
- 3Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver4.5
- 4The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller4.5
- 5Strangers in Time: A World War II Novel by David Baldacci4.4
- 6Beloved by Toni Morrison4.5
- 7The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah4.5
- 8The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah4.3
- 9The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese4.4
- 10The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah4.7
When Cora, a young slave abandoned by her mother on a brutal Georgia cotton plantation, learns about the underground railroad from a fellow slave named Caesar, they risk everything in a desperate escape toward freedom in the North. Their harrowing flight becomes a bloody odyssey through a reimagined antebellum America, where the underground railroad exists as an actual subterranean network of trains and stations.
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2
by Markus Zusak
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by Toni Morrison
4.51989
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by Kristin Hannah
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by Kristin Hannah
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by Abraham Verghese
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by Kristin Hannah
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This literary fiction shares a heartbreaking yet triumphant tone that will resonate with The Underground Railroad fans.
Quick Comparison: Books Like The Underground Railroad
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Storyteller | Jodi Picoult | 0 | — | — | Closest match |
| The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | 4.6 | 2014 | — | Similar vibes |
| Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver | 4.5 | 2022 | 560 | Similar vibes |
| The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller | 4.5 | 2021 | 384 | Similar vibes |
| Strangers in Time: A World War II Novel | David Baldacci | 4.4 | 2025 | 608 | Similar vibes |
| Beloved | Toni Morrison | 4.5 | 1989 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Great Alone | Kristin Hannah | 4.5 | 2018 | 450 | Similar vibes |
| The Four Winds | Kristin Hannah | 4.3 | 2021 | 464 | Similar vibes |
| The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese | 4.4 | 2023 | 715 | Similar vibes |
| The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah | 4.7 | 2015 | 564 | Similar vibes |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What books are most similar to The Underground Railroad?
The most similar books to The Underground Railroad are The Storyteller, The Book Thief, Demon Copperhead.
What should I read after The Underground Railroad?
After finishing The Underground Railroad, readers most commonly pick up The Storyteller next.
Who writes books like Colson Whitehead?
Authors similar to Colson Whitehead include Madeline Miller, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Kazuo Ishiguro, Patti Callahan Henry, Brit Bennett.
What genre is The Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad is a Literary Fiction novel by Colson Whitehead, published in 2016.
How long is The Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad is 306 pages long.
About The Underground Railroad
Cora é escrava numa plantação de algodão no Estado sulista da Geórgia. A vida é um inferno para todos os escravos, mas particularmente difícil para Cora. Abandonada pela mãe, ela cresce no meio da mais difícil solidão, a dos que são marginalizados pelos seus iguais. Quando Caesar, um jovem escravo acaba de chegar do Estado vizinho da Virgínia, lhe fala da estrada subterrânea, os dois decidem correr um risco fatal e fogem da plantação, rumo ao Norte e à Liberdade. Nessa madrugada de mau presságio, inicia-se uma fuga sangrenta, uma odisseia de esperança e de desilusão.