A review by ajstat
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A spare and haunting dystopian novel, I Who Have Never Known Men follows “the child,” the youngest of thirty-nine women held in a mysterious underground prison. With no past to remember and no clear future, the story explores isolation, identity, and the search for meaning in a world stripped of context. Quietly devastating and deeply thought-provoking.


There is a sense of existential dread( as the reader) given the minimalistic existential theme of identity


I have yet to read anything like this.