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Agustina Bazterrica

3.79 AVERAGE

thelibraslair's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stephyreads10's review against another edition

1.0

Well, this book was definitely not for me. I did not enjoy it and felt uncomfortable the entire time I was reading. Tender Is the Flesh is set in a dystopian world where a virus makes all animal meat poisonous, so society turns to slaughtering and eating humans instead, calling it “special meat.” Marcos, who works at a processing plant, is pulled deeper into this world when he is given a live specimen to care for.

The story is gross, gruesome, and disturbing. I get that the author was trying to explore themes of dehumanization, how people can become desensitized, and the dark places society might go when survival is on the line. But for me, the horror and discomfort completely overshadowed any bigger message.

This was not an enjoyable read and I wouldn’t recommend it.

chickenbutt527's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

readwithmagz's review against another edition

4.0

“Our existence would be an exasperating shade of gray if we were all flawless.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Not sure how this is my second novel about cannibalism but here we are

mackaylac's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gabriellepierce's review against another edition

5.0

i will be accepting no critiques of this book. it is perfection from start to finish. its not enjoyable to read whatsoever and might be the most disgusting piece of literature i have ever consumed. but the social commentary!!!!!! its done so fucking well!!! the ending! oh my god it’s so fucked up! just like the entirety of this book! i will think about this books for the rest of my life!