i'm sure i've said this before but here i go again - i do not enjoy fantasy-type books, even worse for me are the sci-fi/dystopian ones. i just don't enjoy reading them, HOWEVER!! this might as well be one of the most fantastic (pun intended) books i've read not only in the sci-fi specter but also classic-wise (i completely give my trust to GR for saying that this book is a classic but it might be wrong so idk lol). 

i usually try to stay away from classics because I'm scared of being highly disappointed (speaking from my past experience) but wow, this one was just so good?? i think it was about time i read something good because my last few reads have been a bit disappointing, to say the least, they simply don't stand out with anything. but this one! wow!

there is something about a book where men simply don't exist except merely as a concept and a silhouette. the girlhood in the story was really strong although it didn't seem like it in the beginning and getting to the point of those women being a "family" was so charming in a way? i don't really know how to explain it. it felt natural and the way the whole book was narrated from the youngest one was really different. i loved how authentic her point of view was! it didn't feel fake or anything, there weren't missing parts or unused objects (here, i am referring to Anton Chekhov's saying "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there." which i've seen being an abused "rule" by many authors). the story developed quite slowly but fast at the same time, it felt perfect, and everything made sense and was well interpreted. it was almost as if it was dragging but so many things were happening that weren't too big but just important enough so you don't lose interest. I'm pretty quite blown away by the delicate way the story was being told. 

i'd say one thing i both loved and didn't enjoy was how many questions this book gave me. i swear my head pounded but in such a thrilling way!! i love such books - they are like a big puzzle to me and as a virgo that is amazing, lol. no but really it made me wonder

- who are those women? where are they? is this really not earth? why are they closed and being given pills? what caused the disappearance of the men and where had they gone? what were those people kept for and why in bulks of forty?

i know I'm not going to get answers to my questions and i think that's just the charm of the book. i couldn't be upset about an unfinished puzzle, i could finish it in a way that's unique to myself, maybe even write my own ending. 

i think the books I've read recently have been a bit boring and they rarely keep me entertained so this one showed me what a pleasure it is to read a good book. i recommend it to literally everyone. it doesn't matter the gender, the age, the mindset. i would even recommend it to my cat if she could read. it's just THAT good!