Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

36 reviews

reginacattus's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I think this book might be the most tense and physically uncomfortable read I've ever encountered, and incredibly thought-provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infertility, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Sexual assault, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Classism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Cursing, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

maddie1280's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

It's like watching a Dr. Pimple Popper video... it's so disgusting but you can't look away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Torture, Trafficking, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Slavery, and Death of parent

sycrain05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This dark dystopian captivates you through a point of view that feels emotionless, when you discover that his actions are only driven by his emotions you loose all empathy for him and his situation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child death, Slavery, Torture, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Infertility

ienbdri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

please check tws before reading!!

This book is pretty eye-opening and I can absolutely see how it would be disturbing to other people. As someone who has read and watched endless documentaries on the meat industry and how animals are treated, the cannibalism and human meat industry seemed rather realistic and not at all surprising (which doesn't mean that my stomach didn't twist while reading). The plot itself was clearly less important than the world building and personally I think that is okay for a dystopian novel. A quick and sick read that will stay with me and keep me vegetarian/vegan for sure.

also I read this in public and I wouldn't recommend that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Torture

emmajo_val's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Fast read, I don’t think I’ll ever read it again but I appreciate the message and the craft it took to write it. VERY descriptive and gross book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Classism, Rape, Cannibalism, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

tonysipsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Words cannot express how disturbingly good this book truly is! This story follows Marcos who works in a "meat" processing plant, and trust me, the meat is as special as they claim! Every time I thought this book couldn't surprise me anymore, it threw me once again! The twists and turns are so unpredictable, and I loved every moment of it!
Every character in this book is going to hell! There are no heroes in this book. At one point, I truly thought Marcos was going to make a change and do better, but in the end he showed his true colors as well! There were no good people in this book, so be prepared!
This book was deliciously disturbing and weird. Please check the trigger warnings before you read this book, because there are several! I highly recommend Tender is the Flesh, you will not be disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Body horror, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Classism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Gore, and Murder

nugsforbugs's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Car accident, Cannibalism, Body horror, Grief, Torture, Pregnancy, Infertility, Gore, Animal death, Violence, Miscarriage, Genocide, Death, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Classism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Abortion

lokes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Excrement, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

arbramirez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Infertility, Body horror, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Death, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Murder, Kidnapping, Excrement, Child death, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Blood, Animal death, Rape, Vomit, Torture, Misogyny, Gun violence, Confinement, Child abuse, and Cannibalism

lin3han's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Medical trauma, Classism, Child death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Violence, Torture, Miscarriage, Genocide, Slavery, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Dementia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Animal death, Suicide, Pregnancy, Grief, Excrement, Death, Animal cruelty, and Abortion