jjolley 's review for:

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
4.0

No answers, but a powerful resolution.  A story of absences, questions, curiosity, exploration. Even though the ending is apparent early on, there is still that hope there will be clarity eventually that keeps the story moving.

Weirdly male-centered sometimes for a book that has features women nearly exclusively. The least interesting thing about the narrator and her experience is her relationship to men.

Hit me harder than expected that the narrator would never know the broad potential of music.