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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
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it was amazing

oh. my. god. how am i supposed to go on???
one of the best sci-fi/dystopian books ive ever read, but its also so much more than that!! we follow our anonymous narrator who has been raised in a cage with 39 other women. no one knows why they’re there or how they got there and they have very vague memories from “before,” but not our narrator. one day an alarm sounds and the guards watching them flee, now they’re free… now what? THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBURG TOO!!

it’s only january and i think this will be in my top fave books of the year
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Reading Progress

January 21, 2025 – Started Reading
January 21, 2025 – Shelved
January 23, 2025 – Finished Reading

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Caitlyn My favorite book! I’m so happy you enjoyed!


Ana Cristina Oh I feel the same! My favorite so far.


Brittany Hawkins My favourite book of all time!!! Just did a reread for my book club and it was SUCH an interesting discussion


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Janna Karpel Adds to top of tbr!


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Mackenzie If Brady says the book was good, immediately at the top of my tbr!


Carrie McMillan I think about this book every day since reading it a few months ago. So good!


Melody I read it last year in March and it was also my fave of the year


Emily I still think about this book!


Emmanuelle Ledger I still desperately need to know what happened, where they were and just in general WTF?!


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Maci Goulds If Brady likes it- I’ll like it. *adds to cart*


Nicole Schoenwalder Now I have to read it! Sounds so interesting!!


Neenu Yes yes and yes!! My jaw was on the floor. One of the most powerful books I've ever read.


Celina I know !! I totally agree - just read it myself. This was a 5 star read for me as well.


Ananda Singh Just started it and… wow!


Cheryl Carey Great review. My book club is reading this for February. Your write up has got me excited for this read!


Erinnn I just read this book… I don’t know what I was expecting. Perhaps I wasn’t reflecting the whole time… but this was a no for me.


Deirdra Cowen I just finished this book, and the ending just really got me. And all the open ended questions I still have; it's so thought provoking!


Nicole Coutu This is now another book you have recommended to me, and you have yet to steer me wrong. SO good also gave 5 stars.


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Larine Flores Im literally at the book store taking this one with me solely because of this recommendation


Morgan I fear this book sucked.


Michelle Russell I’m sorry but this was the worst book I’ve ever read.


Brenda "the guards watch them flee".. you mean they watched the guards flee.


Mandy Wiseman just finished this and i feel, frozen??!! like. wow. that’s all i keep saying. can’t shake this story off!!!! 😮‍💨


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Jen I read this in less than 24 hours, and now that I’ve completed the book I’m just as confused as I was when I started. I don’t know how to feel about this story, the narrator, and the other women. Sadness? Pity? Anger and empathy? Sooo many questions I want to ask..


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Jonathan K (Max Outlier) January? Don't you mean June?


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Emma this review just made me wanna read this book so bad


Lucinda Sloan Very different


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Terri Your review convinced me to read this!!!!


April Judson It was so so so good


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