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

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Very nearly a perfect book. The only reason I subtracted from my rating is because sometimes I found the “I know this thing that I have never seen before, because the women have told me about it” a bit far fetched. 

But ignoring that, this book is just something else entirely. Full of existential questions, and not very many answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Cancer, Kidnapping, Confinement, Suicide, Mental illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness