What is the author's style in the novel, The Underground Railroad?

For the most part, the language of the book is accessible and engaging. Its vocabulary is expansive but not intimidating, while its descriptions, particularly of the tortures suffered by the slaves, are vivid and evocative without being gory: the latter are all the more powerful for being somewhat underwritten – that is, leaving much to the imagination.

While there are shifts in point of view that go into the minds and experiences of other characters, these explorations are not set down in individualized voices: the author’s style does not really shift when the point of view shifts. The book’s use of language and writing style is effective in simultaneously keeping much of what goes on with Cora quite secret while, at the same time, offering powerful and often shocking insights into the depths and ferocity of her feelings, drives, and desires.