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I Who Have Never Known Men
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After several days of staring off into the void, I think I’m finally ready to put my thoughts about this story into words.
Firstly, once I started reading, I genuinely couldn’t put this book down. I read it from cover to cover in less than 24 hours. I needed to know what happened next. I needed to know if my questions would get answered… It was around 12am when I turned to the last page. I read it in the dark, by the beacon of my phone’s flashlight, with my husband trying to sleep beside me. The last sentence left me in shambles, unable to emotionally accept what I had just vicariously lived through. This is a story that I’ll think about for the rest of my life.
The main character had one of the most unique voices I have ever had the pleasure of reading from. Her one-of-a-kind perspective made me think deeply about aspects of life that are normal to me. She made me ask questions. She made me wonder why we do certain things, and why we live certain ways.
It was thrilling and heartbreaking to witness the world that she inhabited, a world so like and unlike our own. Is it our world? Is it the future of our world? Is it another planet altogether? Questions, questions, questions…
Ambiguity is a blessing and a curse, as someone who likes to interpret things in a multitude of ways but who also wants an answer. In all honesty, I prefer ambiguity, because it resonates more deeply. I’m glad I get to think about this story for the rest of my life and continue to guess, ponder, and marvel at its simple complexity (an oxymoron, but true nonetheless).
*weeps, sobs, stares off into the void*
Firstly, once I started reading, I genuinely couldn’t put this book down. I read it from cover to cover in less than 24 hours. I needed to know what happened next. I needed to know if my questions would get answered… It was around 12am when I turned to the last page. I read it in the dark, by the beacon of my phone’s flashlight, with my husband trying to sleep beside me. The last sentence left me in shambles, unable to emotionally accept what I had just vicariously lived through. This is a story that I’ll think about for the rest of my life.
The main character had one of the most unique voices I have ever had the pleasure of reading from. Her one-of-a-kind perspective made me think deeply about aspects of life that are normal to me. She made me ask questions. She made me wonder why we do certain things, and why we live certain ways.
It was thrilling and heartbreaking to witness the world that she inhabited, a world so like and unlike our own. Is it our world? Is it the future of our world? Is it another planet altogether? Questions, questions, questions…
Ambiguity is a blessing and a curse, as someone who likes to interpret things in a multitude of ways but who also wants an answer. In all honesty, I prefer ambiguity, because it resonates more deeply. I’m glad I get to think about this story for the rest of my life and continue to guess, ponder, and marvel at its simple complexity (an oxymoron, but true nonetheless).
*weeps, sobs, stares off into the void*
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Feb 21, 2025 05:39PM
I FELT THE SAME!!!
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This book seriously kept me up at night for weeks after finishing it. Could not stop thinking about it! Best book I read last year, and absolutely in my top all time favorites now.
I never heard of anyone who didn't have an existential crisis after this book
Currently reading it: powerful, bizarre, disturbing, thought-provoking, etc.
I absolutely love this review. My own opinion couldn't be more on point.
This book shattered me as well! I’m always so happy to see others moved by it as well.
I feel the same, just finished it at 1:42 AM
I woke up at 4am and started reading the 2nd page...5 hours later the birds are out and loud and I've finished the book. the title really makes it seem like it will be something else. I relate to this review
