Jayber Crow

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Berry, Wendell	4-week checkout	Due 05-05-2024

"The life story of Jayber Crow, barber, of the Port William Membership, as written by himself"--Cover.
"Jayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten, began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College." "Eventually, after the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port William, Kentucky. From behind that barber chair he lives out the questions that drove him from seminary and begins to accept the gifts of community that enclose his answers. The chair gives him a perfect perch from which to listen, to talk, and to see, as life spends itself all around. In this novel full of remarkable characters, he tells his story that becomes the story of his town and its transcendent membership."--Jacket.

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Read it submitted by thesrays on August 25, 2019, 5:53pm I first came across Wendell Berry's non-fiction writing on agricultural techniques, which has made his fiction a true joy to discover. His well-written compelling characters stay with you long after the final page is turned.

a little long and preachy for my taste submitted by 21621031390949 on June 11, 2021, 2:15pm Sweet story of the good old days of the 20th century in small town Kentucky. Although I sympathize with the author’s philosophies, it got a bit too long and preachy for me.