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

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

this book fed the reader in me that loves a ishiguro-esque winding mystery that is unveiled to the reader as it is being revealed to the narrator.
and it is challenging to read a book with as imaginative a premise as this and never find out why things are the way they are.
nevertheless, i enjoyed greatly. was surprised to find it was written in 1995. but like the characters, i can see this book remaining eerily suspended in time. 
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