This book details the sad history of slavery and systemic racism in the 1800's that took the lives of so many innocent Africans who were torn from their culture and families so that plantation owners could have free labor that they abused mercilessly. But, keep in mind, this is historical fiction. While I am sure that the brutality was nothing but real, Colson Whitehead did choose to take creative liberty with the story. I just found his style to be difficult to read, and I kept turning back a page or two because I felt like I missed something. I have read many books about this time period, but I just felt like there was no consistent flow to the story.
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