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

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

-reading this was slow going. Something about it made it hard to get through despite it not using difficult vocabulary. Felt like I read it for longer than I did. 
+the afterword by Mackintosh improved my opinion of the book
+ I do like that there isn’t any needless suffering in this book. 
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