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The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
4.25
adventurous 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

Somewhere between a 4.25-4.75

This book is One-of-A-Kind. I've heard about The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store a million times, but I never knew that James McBride wrote this masterpiece years before. Uses Dark Humor to expose the idiocies of racism & infuses it with real, historical events.

some of the best storytelling i've ever read, while also being packed with so many layered characters & American Folklore. I need to read this one again eventually, it has me wanting to read The Adventures of Huckleberry & Finn + James ASAP