million_year_picnic 's review for:

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

4.75

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Out of one prison and into another. Gaining “freedom”, but no understanding or purpose. No future, just a never-ending disquieting present stretched out before you like a vast field. And I know it isn’t particularly the point of the book, but good gravy I have so many theories about the situation that they’re in.

I had a little trouble getting into it at the very beginning, but I ended up really enjoying it and reading it in a single day!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail