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I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a very interesting read that I usually wouldn’t pick up, but I don’t regret having done so in the slightest. I think that if I was into reading for more than just vibes this would have ended up being a favorite of mine, but alas.. the brain yearns for silly fantasies and can’t comprehend the depth of reads like this one.. (It’s genuinely upsetting, I’m not trying to be sarcastic 🥲)
“‘𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣?' '𝙔𝙚𝙨. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩? 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡.’”
‼️ Potential spoilers?? ‼️
I enjoyed the way that men truly did not have a place in this book aside from stating that the guards were male and there were other cages found with men in them. These women were completely alone and had almost nothing and they STILL went on to do astonishing things and create and care and find moments for the little things like laughter in what is meant to be such a desolate and unkind environment. Women are truly beautiful, powerful and more importantly, resilient.
“‘𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣?' '𝙔𝙚𝙨. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩? 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡.’”
‼️ Potential spoilers?? ‼️
I enjoyed the way that men truly did not have a place in this book aside from stating that the guards were male and there were other cages found with men in them. These women were completely alone and had almost nothing and they STILL went on to do astonishing things and create and care and find moments for the little things like laughter in what is meant to be such a desolate and unkind environment. Women are truly beautiful, powerful and more importantly, resilient.