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joliek's review against another edition
4.0
I’d say this is a 3.5 rounded up to a 4. It took me a while to get invested in the book, even though I loved the premise…but once I did, I finished it in an afternoon. I was annoyed by some details (it wouldn’t take 6 months for someone to “realize” a disease killing only men might be X-linked), but overall I was drawn into the narrative and enjoyed the multiple view points and experiences portrayed.
booksshereads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
If I had to think about men dying out and mostly women on this earth there would be no happiness there. I have boys and my man, cousins etc. Who wants to see their love ones dying out with no reason on why? The book makes you think about this. I like that. It was a good read. I read this with my ebook and audio. I enjoyed it more like that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Death
silenttardis's review against another edition
4.0
In the beginning of this year I read “A world of women by J. D. Beresford” the story is quite similar, there's a kind of plague that only affects men, women are carriers but don't die by it. While I gave both books 4 stars I did like this one better, just because I like to hear all the little stories and how they interwind together...
I completely hate Lisa character, she is why I hate humans or pretty close to...
this is a book that I read for a group read, here on goodreads, and I was late in reading by a couple of months, but I did like this reading, I did see many complaining about the science in this book, well I am not a scientist, not even a virologist, or a doctor, so its fine, I don't read science fiction to relate to reality, actually I just need it to seems to make sense even if it doesn't hahah if this makes sense to anyone.
Its a good read, I recommend it to people that just like me, like a good end of the world book, full of personal stories, and some despicable people... yes you know who you are Lisa. Hahah
I completely hate Lisa character, she is why I hate humans or pretty close to...
this is a book that I read for a group read, here on goodreads, and I was late in reading by a couple of months, but I did like this reading, I did see many complaining about the science in this book, well I am not a scientist, not even a virologist, or a doctor, so its fine, I don't read science fiction to relate to reality, actually I just need it to seems to make sense even if it doesn't hahah if this makes sense to anyone.
Its a good read, I recommend it to people that just like me, like a good end of the world book, full of personal stories, and some despicable people... yes you know who you are Lisa. Hahah
purplesky02's review against another edition
3.0
I felt that there were too many different points of view throughout the novel. In some cases, you would meet a character and they would have an interesting story, but you'd never hear from them again, or they'd only have one other chapter. Then there would be pages and pages of the other characters that I didn't find nearly as interesting.
I think it would've been better if there were less characters, less points of view.
I think it would've been better if there were less characters, less points of view.
booksarebetter's review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating 2.5 stars. This book wasn't nearly as good as I'd hoped. Though I liked some of the characters, but this just wasn't for me.
itskamilou's review against another edition
5.0
I have always had a particular interest for the apocalypse genre, but [b:The End of Men|53717123|The End of Men|Christina Sweeney-Baird|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597015498l/53717123._SY75_.jpg|84039944] is like nothing I've read before. Told from the perspective of multiple men and women, [b:The End of Men|53717123|The End of Men|Christina Sweeney-Baird|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597015498l/53717123._SY75_.jpg|84039944] dives into topics of sexuality, loss and female empowerment. While not all the characters shared the same world outlook I do, [a:Christina Sweeney-Baird|19990625|Christina Sweeney-Baird|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1610243642p2/19990625.jpg] wrote from a non-judgemental standpoint. She did not vilify the protagonists, she shared their stories. While I don't identify with her character Lisa, I was able to see her point of view and even sympathize with her.
[b:The End of Men|53717123|The End of Men|Christina Sweeney-Baird|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597015498l/53717123._SY75_.jpg|84039944] is certainly a must-read which is evident in the fact that I read it in one day, in one sitting.
[b:The End of Men|53717123|The End of Men|Christina Sweeney-Baird|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597015498l/53717123._SY75_.jpg|84039944] is certainly a must-read which is evident in the fact that I read it in one day, in one sitting.
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
4.0
This is both hard and weird to read in the year 2021, though of course the pandemic in this book is very different from COVID. I did really enjoy it, though sometimes it would hit a little close to home and I’d have to take a break.
mbcovarrubias's review against another edition
2.0
Will return to this one when there isn't a pandemic going on. Just couldn't continue in my current state of mind.
eve_ward's review against another edition
4.0
A deadly virus breaks out across the world killing only men. Here we follow multiple women and their stories during this devastating pandemic.
This book was brilliant. I couldn't stop sobbing throughout the first half. This book hit hard, especially since COVID is still fresh in everybody's minds. I went into this expecting an epic sci-fi saying a big "fuck you" to men, instead I got a genuinely emotional read that had me rethinking a lot of my ideas. As you would expect, the world doesn't suddenly become a paradise without men, it wasn't hard to feel for everyone featured in this story, all the hardships they faced during and after this disaster. These characters were multi-faceted, some of them weren't likeable but were still very human because, yes, of course some people would act that way in such a trying time.
This was just such an interesting read, the writing was great, at no point did I find it dragging with these quick switches between characters. I was engaged the entire time. I would definitely recommend this (but prepare a box of tissues in advance)
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for NetGalley
This book was brilliant. I couldn't stop sobbing throughout the first half. This book hit hard, especially since COVID is still fresh in everybody's minds. I went into this expecting an epic sci-fi saying a big "fuck you" to men, instead I got a genuinely emotional read that had me rethinking a lot of my ideas. As you would expect, the world doesn't suddenly become a paradise without men, it wasn't hard to feel for everyone featured in this story, all the hardships they faced during and after this disaster. These characters were multi-faceted, some of them weren't likeable but were still very human because, yes, of course some people would act that way in such a trying time.
This was just such an interesting read, the writing was great, at no point did I find it dragging with these quick switches between characters. I was engaged the entire time. I would definitely recommend this (but prepare a box of tissues in advance)
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for NetGalley