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

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Quietly devastating, I held out hope until the very last page but inevitably it was a very French ending to an incredibly constructed predicament. Hope and curiosity are not only valuable survival tools, but mental health tools for the prevention of madness and despair. “Because I want to know! Sometimes, you can use what you know, but that's not what counts most. I want to know everything there is to know. Not because it's any use, but for the pleasure of knowing, and now I demand that you teach me everything you know, even if I will never be able to use it.”