Reviews

The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

jess_mango's review

4.0

Pandemic novels during a pandemic are a bit much for some, but not for me. In The End of Men, Christina Sweeney-Baird, envisions a virus that strikes in 2025 and only kills males. The story switches perspectives many times to tell the full story and impact of this virus. It starts with an doctor working at a Scottish hospital who notices that several men have come in within 24 hours with what appears at first to be sepsis. They wind up dying. She raises the alarm the the hospital higher ups and the nation's health agencies, but is pretty much told to simmer down. Within days, it is apparent that it isn't just sepsis and that it is only impacting males. There are several characters that reoccur throughout the book, but we also have some one-off perspectives. The narrative style reminded me a bit of [b:World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War|8908|World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War|Max Brooks|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1528312647l/8908._SX50_.jpg|817]. Most narrators were females from from various disciplines, there was the aforementioned doctor, a CDC scientist, a journalist from the Washington Post, and more. It was interesting seeing how the author thought society would be impacted by a severe decrease in the population of men.

I recommend this one!

Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!

thealexarachelle's review against another edition

5.0

Some of you have never been through a plague that only kills your gender and it shows

devonduane14's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

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

3.75

takey's review

dark sad medium-paced

5.0

percevale's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

maxence_666's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jishwathebig's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicide

theboxoffice's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

bookish_withsky's review

3.0

2.5-3
I got halfway through the audio before I had to restart it, it’s well written and well researched. I absolutely enjoyed the full range displayed throughout this. Men are dying - some women are happy/desperate for it to happen while others are (obviously) grieving their loss. You have good men and you have horrible men. The worlds functioning is recreated to fit women into it better, but the loss is still felt. I think the audio is good, but not for me personally. I think I should’ve physically read it to emotionally connect better. That’s really the only issue I have.

winniewonders's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0