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

5.0

Such a beautifully written book, with such a warm confidential feeling at the core of it. One feels as if one is gliding down a river with a friend, and that friend is telling a story, and the sun is shining and you have a drink in your hand and you won't get to the end of the river until the story is done. That kind of feeling. The story is not an easy or pleasant one, but it's essential to be told.