A haunting dystopian tale of women imprisoned underground, exploring isolation, humanity, and survival in a barren world.
A haunting dystopian tale of women imprisoned underground, exploring isolation, humanity, and survival in a barren world.
A work of fantasy, I Who Have Never Known Men is the haunting and unforgettable account of a near future on a barren earth where women are kept in underground cages guarded by uniformed groups of men. It is narrated by the youngest of the women, the only one with no memory of what the world was like before the cages, who must teach herself, without books or sexual contact, the essential human emotions of longing, loving, learning, companionship, and dying.
will contain mild spoilers
Allusions to past sexual relationships; no on-page intimacy or explicit content.
Imprisonment with occasional whippings by guards; no graphic gore.
No profanity present.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQ+ themes or characters depicted.
No religious themes present.
No magic or witchcraft elements.
No occult content present.
Explores themes of female oppression and systemic captivity.
Suicide, assisted suicide, and suicidal ideation depicted.
Prolonged imprisonment, captivity, and systemic suffering; mentions of whippings.
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