Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

228 reviews

zzaranazz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

HOLY FUCK I LOVED THIS BOOK… til the last 40 pages. like what the hell i feel like im missing the backend of the book. they set up so much and then there was no pay off and i still have sooooo many questions. bro what the hell

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Animal death, Violence, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Gore, Slavery, Pedophilia, and Forced institutionalization

butteredtoastinbed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Phew! This was such an emotionally taxing novel, but I am very glad that I read it.

This book had such strong storytelling and imagery which kept me thoroughly engaged the entire way through. The characters were flawed and layered and real, which I think is very important for the story and which I really appreciated.

I’ve seen some criticism that say this novel is glorified torture porn and the violence adds nothing to the story, which I wholeheartedly disagree with and this book would not be even close to as good as it is without the graphic and horrifically shocking imagery.

One criticism I do have is that there seemed to be a lot of secondary characters that I had a difficult time keeping up with and keeping track of, thankfully a lot of them only showed up a small number of times (if not once), so this didn’t end up being an issue in terms of understanding the story.

I didn’t find the ending as groundbreakingly shocking as other readers did, but it was still powerful enough for me to sit in silence and think the whole novel over after I’d finished.

Overall, I am very glad that I read this novel and I do think it is a fantastic and very powerful piece of literature. It is certainly not for all readers, and is difficult to get through at times, but as a whole was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, and Dementia

reverenddustbunny's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, and Miscarriage

hanrutmoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Torture, Physical abuse, and Child death

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Miscarriage

beccabou's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

This book took me months to read! It is so gruesome and horrific that I could only handle small doses. Fantastic speculative fiction of society turning to organized cannibalism. Struggled a bit with the present tense and blurred transitions of the prose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Child death, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body horror, Excrement, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Slavery, Confinement, Dementia, Death, Miscarriage, and Rape

cbohn19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual content

thescenery's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

i expected the ending to be just like it was and the thought of it was so fun but reading was so underwhelming

the writing was a lil underwhelming too and marcos was a complicated, annoying character, but the plot was fun and very.. gross. i enjoyed it a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Pregnancy, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexism, Cannibalism, Rape, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Child death

horchata's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

This was such an intense read, I’m not sure I can give it a star rating. It’s the best of horror and an examination/condemnation of the way capitalistic human structures pervert humanity. I didn’t once think of it as an allegory while reading. The ending kicked me in the chest. If you read the summary and you’re intrigued, go for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body horror, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Infertility, Grief, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Torture, Suicide, and Trafficking

vinicoelho's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Pregnancy, Slavery, Animal death, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Rape

persiefey's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Confinement, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Slavery, Torture, and Vomit