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The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

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mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

neithy's review against another edition

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2.0

No es un mal libro, pero no es para mi.
No fue nada de lo que esperé.

El libro habla mucho sobre el matrimonio y la maternidad, cosas que a mi me son bastante ajenas. Y justo por eso, se me hizo un poco pesado y me costó empatizar con los personajes.

astriddle's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

readerrho's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

carrie_bize's review against another edition

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4.0

(3,5 Sterne für mich)

Die Geschichte spielt in naher Zukunft, in der Männer an einer sehr tödlichen Grippe erkranken.

Die Kapitel sind aus der Sicht ganz unterschiedlicher Frauen geschrieben und wie sie mit der dramatischen Situation umgehen.
Hier musste ich mir Notizen machen, andernfalls hätte definitiv den Überblick verloren, denn es sind um die 15 Frauen.

Insgesamt fand ich das Buch sehr spannend. Man kommt echt schnell durch weil viel passiert und es echt dramatisch ist. Auch der Aspekt, wie sich die Frauen verhalten und was mit der Gesellschaft passiert, wenn fast alle Männer aussterben, ist sehr interessant zu lesen.

Ich finde es erstaunlich, dass das Buch kurz vor der Corona-Pandemie fertig gestellt wurde und sich tatsächlich viele Punkte in unserer Pandemie-Realität wiedergefunden haben.

rnjana's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

aida_ascension's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

gspear's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

brynalexa's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Overall this novel was a breeze to get through; just enough diversity of prose and mystery to keep you turning the pages. I wished the idea that “power is bad no matter who has it” was more pervasive. It seemed like almost an afterthought or accidentally included. There was quite a bit of “cops are good and necessary” which was off-putting. You would hope the new world described wouldn’t include the violence of police. It felt a bit like the author threw in the notes from sensitivity readers all in the last 100 pages as an afterthought as well. Most of the characters had the same personality, even though it seems to be trying to be a feminist story. It came together in the end well. I would recommend it as an easy read if you aren’t hoping to take it too seriously.

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abkinlaw's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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