7/6/2023 0 Comments The good lord bird book review![]() ![]() Such a juxtaposition begs questions: What are we, as readers, to make of the deliberate humor derived from a horrific context? What makes this kind of humor palatable? In The Good Lord Bird, McBride offers a retelling of the adventures leading up to abolitionist John Brown’s unsuccessful raid on Harper’s Ferry, and in the process offers countless comedic moments embedded in the tragic context of slavery. Or Dave Chappelle’s parody of Roots, where his Kunta Kinte whoops his master’s ass. You know what I mean if you’ve watched the scene in Django Unchained when the Klan members complain about the faulty eyeholes in their white hoods. ![]() ![]() Reading James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird brought me the kind of joy that makes me question the decentness of my pleasure. ![]()
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