A review by chaosmavin
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

3.0

I definitely like the book but I did not love the book. It did not change my life and it did not really enlighten me anymore then anything else to the struggle and plate of African-American slaves in the US. It did educate me a bit on the story of John Brown Whom I had no familiarization with prior along from knowing that he had a baby with a cold upon its chest. I'm guessing I would've liked the actual historical account better and yet I really do appreciate the clever way in which James McBride tells the story. Well I didn't particularly care for onion as a lead character I could appreciate Mcbrid'es skill as a writer creating such a strong voice and character with in this child. I read the book because I saw McBride speak and he is an excellent speaker. Use also an excellent writer and the book is very well written. It's not that I wouldn't recommend the book it's just I don't know that I would just recommend it to everyone.