littlegraykat 's review for:

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

4.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 i wish this book was longer, but it serves its purpose: we as the readers, just like the main character, will only ever know the results and not the experiment. at the end of the day, knowing what the purpose was would only ever quell a curiosity, it would not change what has already occurred. a schrodingers story about both the clutches of men over women, and the genders divided against each other. both the authority of the guards over the prisoners, and the shared victimhood of the guards and prisoners against whoever set everything up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Torture