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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

aliceandherbookshelf's review

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tommyb33's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

yearningforpetrichor's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

thinkingbookishthoughts's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

witchyvinci's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

rosiecheeks's review

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

4.75

aak1017's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

tvemuganti's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

viridis's review

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

Wow. I'm not sure how to rate this, because it is so... Surreal. I had known not to expect answers before I started this book. But I hadn't known how depressing it is.. What is actually life, what makes is worth living? Is it children? I don't think so, cause they too will either die childless or just have more children but that just makes us... Cockroaches? Or just organisms living for the sake of living. To be quite honest I didn't much care for the main character learning about her body and uterus.. But I did like the questions it raised. Not having answers is actually quite calming and okey with this book. The writing is nice but not overly complicated. The characters seem sort of one-dimensional but that might be because the main character has a distorted sort of view. You should experience this book somewhere nice and calm where you can mull over the questions and soak up the vibes. Because it really is very bleak. But it's also very worth it. I've decided. This is my next 5 stars. 

ana_rrch13's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.0