A review by allthehopeyouneed
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t even know where to start with this review.
It was a little slow for me at the beginning, as I’m not used to this type of storytelling and usually don’t enjoy reading a first person POV. But about 30 pages and I was totally hooked and engrossed in the mystery that surrounds the story. It was so interesting and made keep hoping that there might be a different end. Despite the fact there’s heavy foreshadowing and plain text throughout the story that says it does not. Which I think really shows how good the story and characters were that I wanted the end to be different even though I knew it wasn’t going to.
It was a little slow for me at the beginning, as I’m not used to this type of storytelling and usually don’t enjoy reading a first person POV. But about 30 pages and I was totally hooked and engrossed in the mystery that surrounds the story. It was so interesting and made keep hoping that there might be a different end. Despite the fact there’s heavy foreshadowing and plain text throughout the story that says it does not. Which I think really shows how good the story and characters were that I wanted the end to be different even though I knew it wasn’t going to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide, and Body horror