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

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I genuinely have no idea how to rate this book. I Who Have Never Known Men is a speculative sci-fi book about a group of women surviving all alone after being held prisoner on an alien planet. So much is left up in the air/unexplained and it is deeply introspective. This book is so melancholy with ribbons of hope woven throughout. It felt very much like a cloudy spring day when all the trees are in bloom. Highly recommend, this is one that will stay with me for a long time.