DNF.

I thought the idea behind the book sounded really clever. I was on the waitlist at the library for months before I could finally get my hands on it. But once I started reading, I found that I just couldn't get into this book.

From page one, I this book just couldn't keep my attention. I think that was mainly due to the organization of the storyline which seemed very odd and jumpy. One moment we are following the main plot, but then it suddenly shifts to a backstory, then jumps back again, and so on.

I didn't care about any of the characters at all. Not a single one.

And I was really bummed that we didn't get more of an explanation about the railroad...

I read through page 130 and had to call it. I highly doubt that I will pick this up and try to read it again in the future.

There were a few passages that I liked:
George sawed with his fiddle, the notes swirling up into the night like sparks gusted from a fire.

Then it comes, always- the overseer's cry, the call to work, the shadow of the master, the reminder that she is only a human being for a tiny moment across the eternity of her servitude.

This was the farthest she had ever been from home. Even if she were dragged away at this moment and put in chains, she would still have these miles.

Every mile between her and the plantation was a victory. She would add to her collection.