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I Who Have Never Known Men was an interesting and thought provoking read.This single-perspective novel is well written, well paced, bleak, and yet oddly beautiful. It follows a young girl as she grows up in the aftermath of an unnamed catastrophe.
It's a fascinating character study, one that explores themes of nature and nurture, the human instinct to keep going, to learn, and to experience life, even when hope wanes. Though undeniably melancholy, it is not without some brightness, and it is a book that lingers. I suspect I'll be thinking about it for weeks to come.
I Who Have Never Known Men was an interesting and thought provoking read.This single-perspective novel is well written, well paced, bleak, and yet oddly beautiful. It follows a young girl as she grows up in the aftermath of an unnamed catastrophe.
It's a fascinating character study, one that explores themes of nature and nurture, the human instinct to keep going, to learn, and to experience life, even when hope wanes. Though undeniably melancholy, it is not without some brightness, and it is a book that lingers. I suspect I'll be thinking about it for weeks to come.