Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

James McBride

256 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music adventurous informative slow-paced
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National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the “real” James Brown after receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth. His surprising journey illuminates not only our understanding of this immensely troubled, mis...

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informative 62%
reflective 62%
emotional 25%
sad 25%
adventurous 12%
challenging 12%
dark 12%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%
tense 12%

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medium 50%
slow 37%
fast 12%

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