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

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Very much not my usual genre, but a really interesting take on the dystopian genre. Usually we think of dystopian novels as being action packed thrillers about people fighting for survival, but what if the fight for survival was actually just very boring? A book that makes you think about what makes life truly worth living, and about whether surviving and living are really the same thing.