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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

madihancock's review

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tiinyhawk's review against another edition

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5.0

“I was forced to acknowledge too late, much too late, that I too had loved, that I was capable of suffering, and that I was human after all.”

this book was devastating in the best way.

christinetaing's review

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medium-paced

4.25

lizanyaa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

ak9786's review

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challenging dark reflective

5.0

saheese's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lynn_booked's review

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challenging reflective slow-paced

4.0

sumire_jb_'s review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

charlypeters's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I usually find it irritating when writers withhold a lot of context info, but it felt really purposeful here. This story felt fresh and unique despite it sharing similarities with a lot of other texts from the genre. I'll be thinking about the child and her experiences for a long time. I would love to have taught this book or covered it with a reading group.

sarahdrh's review

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dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75