Spoiler Warning: These book club discussion questions on Song Yet Sung by James McBride reveal important details about the novel. Finish the book before reading on.
- What is the "song yet sung?"
- What do you think McBride is trying to say through the visions of the future? Do you think he is making commentary on African-American culture?
- Did you know that Moses was Harriet Tubman? What did you learn about the Underground Railroad?
- What is the nature of good and evil in Song Yet Sung? Which characters are good?
- Can characters who own slaves, like Kathleen, be good? What about the Gimp, who tried to follow a certain morality even though he was a slave catcher?
- Janie claims there is no freedom, even in the North, even for the emancipated slave. What does she mean? Do you agree?
- Rate Song Yet Sung on a scale of 1 to 5.
