Books like The First Century After Beatrice

Sadly this book was a bit of a letdown. It had an extremely interesting concept- what if mankind found a way to limit the female birth rate? As gradually fewer baby girls are born into the world, what happens to the gender imbalance and how does it affect humanity as a whole? The novel is titled The First Century After Beatrice, but it takes place within a 30 year period- not nearly enough for us to see the lasting impact on the world.The writing style was dull too- The idea is we're reading some stuffy scientists memoirs, but it was tough going for me. The book felt too factual, and didn't have enough emotional impact.Perhaps worst of all- This book explores the after effects of discrimination against women, but nearly all the main characters who achieve anything are men. The titicular Beatrice is pretty much a non entity, and I could not stand the main character's wife. Apart from that, the narrator and his male friends all sit around and talk about how to solve this birth rate problem. In a word- Disappointing!