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readerrho's review against another edition
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
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.
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
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
aida_ascension's review against another edition
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
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
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infertility, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, War, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Deportation, Gun violence, Alcohol, Genocide, and Fatphobia
abkinlaw's review against another edition
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
bloodmaarked's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
4.5* rounded up. i picked this book by putting all the books on my tbr available to borrow at the library right at that moment into a randomiser and letting it pick for me, and boy did it pick a good one! the end of men came to me after someone in my book club said they enjoyed this back in october last year, and she was right - it’s brilliant! i started reading this on a quiet poolside day during my holiday and i read 62% of it then and there, that’s how much it pulled me in.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: War, Transphobia, and Trafficking
mbenzz's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars rounded up...
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The story was heartbreakingly sad and gripping, but about 3/4 of the way through, it started to lose steam.
My main issue with this book is SO many people are introduced only a few times that it was very difficult to remember who went with which story.
There was a US military spouse that had one short chapter, then was never mentioned again (which was a bummer cause I liked her). Many of the names are so basic, and interchangeable that I kept mixing people up (Amanda, Catherine, Elizabeth, Dawn). I would have to flip back to the last chapter they were mentioned to remember where we left off with them.
However, the bones of the story were excellent. A disease that only affects men, and completely decimates the earths male population? Super readable!
I thought it was interesting how the dynamic changed for the 1% of the surviving male population who were immune. Suddenly they found themselves in a WOMANS world. Men become such a rare sight that when they go out they find themselves constantly harassed and propositioned by women looking for male companionship. Women are in charge of major companies and world leaders are almost all female. It was interesting to read how the men handle having the shoe on the other foot (spoiler alert...not well, lol).
Overall, I would absolutely recommend this book. As I said, the story does start to drag a bit, and could easily have been shaved down by 50-100 pages, but I’m glad I read it. It’s crazy how the author started this book in 2018 only to finish it at the beginning of a worldwide pandemic. What a strange thing to experience!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The story was heartbreakingly sad and gripping, but about 3/4 of the way through, it started to lose steam.
My main issue with this book is SO many people are introduced only a few times that it was very difficult to remember who went with which story.
There was a US military spouse that had one short chapter, then was never mentioned again (which was a bummer cause I liked her). Many of the names are so basic, and interchangeable that I kept mixing people up (Amanda, Catherine, Elizabeth, Dawn). I would have to flip back to the last chapter they were mentioned to remember where we left off with them.
However, the bones of the story were excellent. A disease that only affects men, and completely decimates the earths male population? Super readable!
I thought it was interesting how the dynamic changed for the 1% of the surviving male population who were immune. Suddenly they found themselves in a WOMANS world. Men become such a rare sight that when they go out they find themselves constantly harassed and propositioned by women looking for male companionship. Women are in charge of major companies and world leaders are almost all female. It was interesting to read how the men handle having the shoe on the other foot (spoiler alert...not well, lol).
Overall, I would absolutely recommend this book. As I said, the story does start to drag a bit, and could easily have been shaved down by 50-100 pages, but I’m glad I read it. It’s crazy how the author started this book in 2018 only to finish it at the beginning of a worldwide pandemic. What a strange thing to experience!
celtic67's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know if it was advisable to read a book about a pandemic during a pandemic. But I did anyway and you know what I really enjoyed it. The writing and the story line were of a top quality and kept you turning the pages. Told through various perspectives in counties throughout the world. This is a pandemic that targets men and women are the hosts, The male survivors are treated like pariahs and find themselves the targets of sexual innuendo. It is a book where the norms of society? are turned on their head and women hold the reins of power. This is a pandemic that kills in a couple of days. It is a story of how society is destroyed as fabrics are destroyed and once a vaccine is found the cure is only the start of the story. Society is is in for a revision of previously held norms and faces a massive rebuild.