I Who Have Never Read A Book Like This Before - This haunting short novel is one of the most eerie and original works of fiction I've ever read. The premise is striking in its simplicity, yet it unravels into something deeply unsettling - a study of what remains when everything else that makes us human is stripped away, leading us to the core question: what makes us human?

Much like the main character, the reader loses hope of ever fully understanding what has happened in this world, yet the suspense and lingering possibility of answers keeps you turning the page. Every sentence serves a purpose, and the sheer originality of the storytelling left me constantly wondering "Who on earth would think of this?"

My absolute favorite aspect of this novel was seeing the main character - who we know simply as "child" despite her aging - grapple with the limited knowledge available to her, using it to problem-solve and make sense of the world around her, the only world she has ever known. “Because I want to know! Sometimes, you can use what you know, but that's not what counts most. I want to know everything there is to know. Not because it's any use, but for the pleasure of knowing, and now I demand that you teach me everything you know, even if I will never be able to use it.” Her extract meaning and extrapolate the smallest fragments of information, in a reality where she seems to be the sole inhabitant, was mesmerizing. It is one of those books that lingers on your mind long after you put it down.