What This Strange Book Taught Me About Wanting to Live
I recently finished reading I Who Have Never Known Men , and genuinely have not stopped thinking about it since. If the book is still sitting in your TBR pile, maybe stop reading here and come back later. Spoilers ahead. ⚠ The story follows a group of women (40 of them, to be exact) who have spent years trapped in an underground cage, guarded by men they do not understand. Then one day, unexpectedly, they escape. Once outside, they discover a world that is seemingly empty. No cities. No other people. They have an endless supply of canned and frozen food. For the first time in a long time, they have complete control over what they want to do. But slowly, over the years, many of them stop wanting to live. Their routines become repetitive. Their days blur together. Some die from illness, others from old age, but beneath it all is a fading interest in continuing. Except for the protagonist. Now, here's what struck me the most. After spending almost her entire life trapped in a cage, f...
