Literary Fiction
Jayber Crow : the life story of Jayber Crow, barber, of the Port William membership, as written by himself
2001·687 pages
Jayber Crow, a barber in Port William, reflects on a life of love, loss, and community in this poignant novel.
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Jayber Crow, a barber in Port William, reflects on a life of love, loss, and community in this poignant novel.
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Jayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College. There, freedom met with new burdens and a young man needed more than a mirror to find himself. But the beginning of that finding was a short conversation with his profound professor of the New Testament Greek: "You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers." After the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port Willia...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Minor references to romantic longing; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of death and loss; no graphic violence shown.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Moderate presence of faith and moral reflections in community life.
Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical elements present.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Moderate themes of rural life, progress, and societal change.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor depiction of personal loss and emotional hardship.
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