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Definitely worth the read but be mindful and check the TWs/CWs
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcohol
No se como hablar de el sin dar spoilers pero me parece una construcción increíble.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Rape, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Car accident
Here we are in a dystopia where a virus has made it so that all animals are no longer able to be consumed, even pets have been sacrificed! This is not the worst of it, now it has been made into law that human flesh can be processed and consumed. This means that now there is a group of humans that are bred and raised for human consumption and in this book we follow Marcos, a man who works at a processing plant where humans are processed and distributed. The plot of this might sound completely nuts but the point here is that what is told in this book is exactly how we currently process the animals that we consume, chickens, cows, pigs, etc. We also get to take a peek other areas of society that have replaced animals with humans, such as research labs, hunting ranches, and even the fashion industry.
The novel doesn't just focus on this processing of humans, it also focuses on Marcos and his life. He's married and has recently lost his only son and he's also taking care of his elderly father who is in a nursing home. Marcos has a lot going on so when someone gifts him a female human to consume or breed, Marcos ends up with way more on his plate than he expected. He does his job in order to care for his father since it's expensive to keep him in the nursing home but other than that he's completely detached and doesn't want to have anything to do with human meat outside of his job. Now he's forced to spend time with a human who he's supposed to consider meat and nothing else. Any interaction with humans meant for consumption is illegal so it's a bit of a problem.
Bazterrica's writing is what pushed this solidly into 5 stars for me. Her descriptions of stress and solitude definitely resonated with me. Her pacing also kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through to the end where she just hit with the last twist that left me speechless. An excellent book that'll keep me thinking for a long while.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Excrement
Minor: Miscarriage, Slavery, Suicide