The End of Men

The End of Men, follows four women, Anna, Isabel, Beth and Maggie as they try to make sense of their lives. But being wives, mothers and career minded women sometimes takes it toll and they are faced with questions large and small as they try to find and understand what it is they want out of life. U......more

I was thinking this was going to be a wonderful summer read. I was terribly disappointed. The characters are completely unlikable. They are whiny and bitter about life twists even though many of the twists life throws at them are the results of their own bad choices. Disappointed.......more

Contemporary women's fiction to get me out of my reading slump. Focuses on three women and their lives/pregnancies. Some of their actions/choices made me pretty uncomfortable (ex: cheating on a spouse), so I felt a sense of unease while reading this, but I still enjoyed it.......more

Four women, successful in their careers, make stupid decisions in their personal lives, putting blame on their men, while wondering why they even want men in their lives. It was hard to relate to these women, except for their relationship to their children. The issues felt dated. I did appreciate how......more

It took me so long to finish reading this book that I honestly don't even remember when I started it. I even thought about abandoning it on more than one occasion because the story line just was NOT picking up like I thought it would. Alas, I persevered thinking it would get better, but sadly it did......more