The Good Lord Bird
James McBride
Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction
The Good Lord Bird
by James McBride
—· 468 p· 2013
Pulitzer Prizetensedarkadventurous
Overview
About
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.
Pages
468
Dreamscape Media
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Narration9
Historical Authenticity9
Satirical Voice9
Worldbuilding8
Prose8
Emotional depth8
Pacing8
Plot twists7
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