caroreretini 's review for:

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

4.75

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

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