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A review by kateships
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
3.75
This was good. Bleak and dark, but a strangely human account from a character who never got to be a normal human.
I felt myself a bit disappointed and felt unfulfilled at the end.I wish there was a spark of hope even if only for us, the readers. Maybe a cut to the end of someone finding her writing or opening the door. I know us reading her writing implies someone found it, but it would have been more satisfying to have it written into the story since we never find out why they were being held captive. This definitely makes sense for the story and reflects the experience of the women - hopeless and never getting any answers, but as a reader I wish we got something more.
Overall it was powerful and brutal, and worth the time it took.
I felt myself a bit disappointed and felt unfulfilled at the end.
Overall it was powerful and brutal, and worth the time it took.