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Read Harder 2020: A book that takes place in a rural setting and A historical fiction novel not set in WWII
What a beautiful book this is. It's not a quick read. It's slow and contemplative and filled with so much truth it's a little hard to believe it's fiction.
Jayber Crow is a barber, a grave-digger and a church janitor. He lives in the small community of Port William and through his eyes we see the world change from a place where everything you need is within walking distance to the world we l ...more
What a beautiful book this is. It's not a quick read. It's slow and contemplative and filled with so much truth it's a little hard to believe it's fiction.
Jayber Crow is a barber, a grave-digger and a church janitor. He lives in the small community of Port William and through his eyes we see the world change from a place where everything you need is within walking distance to the world we l ...more
it just got so very long at the end
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