How long does it take to read Jayber Crow : The Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber, of the Port William Membership, as Written by Himself?
Jayber Crow : The Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber, of the Port William Membership, as Written by Himself by Wendell Berry takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 384 pages, about 105,600 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Fiction, Barbers, Orphans, Pastoral fiction, Psychological fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
