I Who Have Never Known Men

Haunting, glaringly original and enthralling.

How does one tell a story constructed of a lifetime so bleak and uneventful that it really should be very boring, in a way that is gripping, stimulating, and profound? In a world teeming with questions and devoid of answers, how does Harpman sustain the reader's hope and curiosity vicariously through her narrator?

It's magic.

I wish I understood French so that I could experience it all over again in a new way with all the nuance of the original. This might just be my best read of the year.