Jayber Crow
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berryby Wendell Berry
Shares rank 74 of 122 novels by recommenders
Readers recommend it as a favorite novel, one that brought a reader back to fiction after years away from it.
Readers recommend it as a favorite novel, one that brought a reader back to fiction after years away from it.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Favorite novel that revived reading fiction
“One of my all time favorite books and really the book that got me back into fiction after a long time away”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Wendell Berry has died” Well-worn copy from heavy rereading
“My copy has been through the ringer.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Wendell Berry has died”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Jayber Crowby Wendell BerryThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“My copy has been through the ringer.”
“One of my all time favorite books and really the book that got me back into fiction after a long time away”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.