I just heard of this 1990s dystopian novel, called I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman. Any of you read it?
I Who Have Never Known Men: the lost dystopia finding new readers after buzz on TikTok
First published in 1995 then virtually forgotten
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/01/i-who-have-never-known-men-lost-dystopia-new-readers-after-buzz-on-tiktok
The 30-year-old dystopian novel that is the talk of TikTok
“I Who Have Never Known Men” is a haunting story—and readers love it
It does not sound like the sort of book TikTok typically enjoys. “I Who Have Never Known Men” (“IWHNKM”) does not feature wolves, fairies or the word “rutting”. It is a desolate post-apocalyptic tale, not a racy coming-of-age story. Yet thanks to social media, the novel is a hit—30 years after it was first published.
https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/12/01/the-30-year-old-dystopian-novel-that-is-the-talk-of-tiktok