A fascinating biography.

I don't know if there has been any other person in history whose life trajectory pivoted as dramatically as that of Dr. Cappy Miles Rothman.

Raised with a mafioso father, it would have been easy to follow in his father's criminal footsteps. His father was Norman "Roughhouse" Rothman and his reputation was that of a notorious tough guy and gangster.

To go from that type of life to being the founder of the "California Cryobank" which just happens to be one of the largest banks of cryogenic material and cord blood, is a giant leap.

This biography is fascinating and I learned a lot from listening to this audiobook. Some of the material came across as dry, but I still enjoyed listening to it.

I am rating GOD OF SPERM as 3.5 out of 5 Stars which I am rounding up to 4 out of 5.

I listened to the audio version of this book, narrated by Jonathan Yen who does a great job of reading out the story of an interesting and highly talented man.
The book follows the milestones in Dr Rothman's private and professional life, and I really enjoyed learning about how sperm banks started and assisted reproductive technology has developed throughout the year. Yet the book could not pull me in, and sometimes I felt bored.

Thank you NetGalley and Highbridge Audio for an Advance Review Copy.

God of Sperm is an informative, interesting biography of Cappy Rothman, a doctor who pioneered sperm research and revolutionized reproductive health in the 1970s.

The title seems funny, but it is the nickname Cappy earned amongst his peers and patients and there are very few jokes in this book. In the beginning we learn about Cappy’s childhood via stories of his mafia boss father. Norman Rothman was deeply involved in Cuba and while interesting, this section feels a bit out of place with the rest of the book.

I enjoyed the parts of the book that focused on how forward thinking Cappy was to research make infertility in a time when all blame was placed upon women. I also appreciated the honesty that was shown about his personal life with his wife and children.

Overall this was an informative book that I would recommend to anyone curious about the history of IVF and other infertility treatments. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.