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Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

8 reviews

mel_jade's review

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challenging 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

3.0

Well I can honestly say I have never read anything like what I just did. I'd heard about this book many a times and finally dove into it. What a crazy, disturbing, sometimes horrifying and brutal take on a future when the only meat source is humans.
There were moments when my heart broke for the 'head' as they were called and the way he has written this story sends a shiver down your spine for the fact alone at how realistic it is. He wrote it in such a way that this could really be what would happen in a situation and future like that. It shows how cruel, evil and sadistic human beings really are and what monsters they are capable of adapting and turning into.
This is a novel I will never forget and it will definitely stay with me for a long time.
If you love a good horror, with a Dystopian theme and have a good stomach for disturbing things then look no further, this book is for you!

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hunnybeebs_reads's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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bibliofanatic's review

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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noosh_pdf's review

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

4.25

          "I know that when I die somebody’s going to sell my flesh on the black market, one of my awful distant relatives. That’s why I smoke and drink, so I taste bitter and no one  gets any pleasure out of my death.” -Spanel 
  

"She had the look of a domesticated animal," -Marcos Tejo


Just wow.
An utterly disgusting, stomach churning, gut wrenching book. Completely revolting. But I loved it.
The book is beautiful in such a way it is absolutely atrocious to read, the descriptions the author uses disgust me to a point of gagging. I have to say, although I loved it, it was not much of a memorable read.
It's not the best book, but it's definitely worth the time I spent. If you do wish to read this, I highly advise you to check the trigger warnings because even for me, it was terrifying.

The book itself is very slow paced, the actuality of whats happening does not reveal itself until Part Two of the book, however, I think that was the whole point of this novel.
Personally, if everyone had resorted to cannibalism for meat, I'd just go vegan, as long as I have seasoning with me, I'd eat plain lettuce for all that matters.

Now the plot itself, is basically about Marcos Tejo and how his wife is struggling after the death of their baby, Leo. This book exists in a dystopian world where all animals have been affected by a Virus and people have resorted to special meat  for survival since they can't live without meat. The special meat in this case is Human Meat. Humans are specifically breeded for slaughter and are referred to as, "Heads" because they hold no specific value in life and can't speak since their vocal cords have been cut out. 

That's all I will say about the description. 
I do think this book showcases the inhumanity some people can posses, the craze for murder and blood. I have nothing else to say. 
Read for yourself and see how the ending just leaves you speechless and disgusted. 

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awaterswadesthrough's review

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dark sad tense slow-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

2.75


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onthelam's review

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dark sad tense
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Normally I enjoy grotesque disgusting descriptive books but this was just pointless and insensible? Most of the scenes didn't add to the story and were just dragging. It felt like a short story stretched to fit a whole book. Also, there was some stuff included to make the twist believable but there was so much more against it.
If he didn't care for jasmine at all then why did he name her, treat her as a human and all that? He could have just raped her and kept her in the barn dirty till she gave birth if that was all he wanted. And the things that point to him not being the somewhat moral person as portrayed in most of the book can also be explained by the sense of helplessness prevalent through it like the puppy scene and the fact that he killed his dogs. So really there was no good foreshadowing and it was just there to add shock value.
. I liked the idea a lot and some of the things early on especially the commentary on humanity in general but the execution could have been much better.

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sunsetcity's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0


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reuben8r's review

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dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75


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