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The Good Lord Bird
- Author
- James McBride
- Narrator
- Michael Boatman
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 7 August 2025
- Run Time
- 14 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'Just so brilliant'
John Green
'Wildly entertaining. A rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists'
People
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856.
When an argument between Henry's master and legendary abolitionist John Brown turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town - along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm.
An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure story and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
Critics Review
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A brilliant romp of a novel . . . McBride pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain
New York Times Book Review
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Outrageously entertaining . . . rockets toward its inevitable and, yes, knee-slapping conclusion. Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger
USA Today
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The Good Lord Bird is just so brilliant. It had everything I want in a novel and left me feeling both transported and transformed
John Green
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You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish
NPR
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Wildly entertaining . . . a rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists
People
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McBride delivers another tour de force . . . A fascinating mix of history and mystery
Essence
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Both breezy and sharp, a rare combination outside of Twain. You should absolutely read it
New York Magazine
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Superbly written . . . McBride transcends history and makes it come alive
Chicago Tribune
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Absorbing and darkly funny
San Francisco Chronicle
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Details
- Author
- James McBride
- Narrator
- Michael Boatman
- Duration
- 14 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399634359
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE'Just so brilliant'John Green'Wildly entertaining. A rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists'PeopleHenry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856.When an argument between Henry's master and legendary abolitionist John Brown turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town - along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm.An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure story and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
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