41.4k reviews for:

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

4.24 AVERAGE

hlnpndlf's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cecereese's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

gwenjane_agius's review against another edition

5.0

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Imagine 'The Handmaid's Tale' and '1984' had a love child, but add Camus' absurdism - then you would have this book. This is a short but interesting read and I love how Harpman uses the narrator as a neutral version of a human, as any gendered stereotypes and norms are foreign to her. This novel, blatantly or subtly, tackles topics such as womanhood, individuality, knowledge and its power, and the absurdity of life because at the end of the day we all meet the same fate.

sades75's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

snickerdoodle32's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

mardybumm's review against another edition

4.0

dark inspiring reflective slow-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: Complicated

mmbirchtree's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective 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: Yes

maddyreadsthings's review against another edition

5.0

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I don’t know what to say except this has changed something about me I can’t understand yet

rosered879's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lauramariani's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: No