41.1k reviews for:

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

4.24 AVERAGE

dilemonade's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mbabo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

megmar17's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Abandonment

emanuela_a's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

transastarion's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad 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: Complicated

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“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.”
my god, what a beautifully written book. i will be thinking about this for a long time

journeyh3's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

caitlin_123a's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mara_rose's review against another edition

1.0

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Very drawn on slow and boring book  that could have been a short story to the same effect. 
It's supposed to be philosophical I think but really didn't hit the mark as I had no idea what the point was supposed to be. I wish I didn't finish but I was hopeful maybe there would be something enlightening at the end. 

The afterword was all I needed to read and wish I hadn't wasted my time. 

Definitely not for me. Kind of like when you go to the museum and see a deconstructed BBQ on the floor and it's supposed to be modern art that attracts crowds of pretenti us people who claim they are more cultured or well read. 

kc_tries_to_read's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

emrhen's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes