A review by nerdyprettythings
The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This was a surprisingly fun read for such a dark topic. I loved the audio with many different narrators. Written pre-Covid, this book is about a pandemic that only kills people with XY chromosomes. It’s formatted as lots of different people’s stories, and it gets into what would have to happen when so many women are grieving while also needing to be trained for garbage collection and electrician jobs, etc., while also developing a vaccine and worrying about the future of humanity. One thing The Power (similar premise, women take charge because they develop powers) that this book didn’t was get into the violence and religious implications you’d expect, and especially having been through our own pandemic that felt like an omission. In fact, the name of the book comes from one little blog entry from an incel, but then nothing else comes from his inclusion. I did love that the author included some real life stats (that I learned from the book Invisible Women) where women by the end were now actively considered in designing uniforms, cars, and medicines.
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