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

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

     It's a reflection on patriarchy and womanhood. The main character represents the new world in which they live through her aloofness and not knowing men, while the rest of the women represent women in our society and how they remember the world they once lived in with nostalgia and melancholy and how they pity her for not knowing how their world was, and what they thought was happiness.
     It doesn't only reflect on patriarchy but it also gives a hint on that maybe women when left alone won't live the best lives and maybe men have an importance in life and the two sexes create balance together.
     Witty, reflective and human.