Reviews

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

bkmckown's review against another edition

3.0

I love a good historical fiction and the narrator had me laughing quite a bit through this story, but it really felt too long. I did learn some new history events that I didn’t know about and some interesting characters. 

brinnmcnutt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

laila4343's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

elnaann1313's review against another edition

4.0

"It occurred to me then that you is everything you are in this life at every moment. And that includes loving somebody. If you can't be your own self, how can you love somebody?" p. 380

kefink's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

zethcosmo's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

whatthedeuce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

tiamia1084's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, War, Alcohol, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Cursing, and Sexual content

sanlogan's review against another edition

4.0

Good book, I saw the series and was intrigued.

loella's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5