The Good Lord Bird
by James McBride
Taste attributes: historicaldramacomedywarfresh & originalheavylinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA weighty, moving historical novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Fleeing his violent master at the side of abolitionist John Brown at the height of the slavery debate in mid-nineteenth-century Kansas Territory, Henry pretends to be a girl to hide his identity throughout the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.
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- Author
- James McBride
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 468
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- Open Library
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