Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

91 reviews

divinereader's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Cannibalism, Death, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Blood, Slavery, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident

addy_rose's review

challenging dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Slavery, Trafficking, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Pedophilia

blueyapologist's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Holy shit dude. This book had tension and twists and I have never felt a stronger urge to shower after reading something 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Torture, Drug use, Animal death, Addiction, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Blood, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Body horror, Dementia, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Gore, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Murder, Misogyny, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Racism, Genocide, Car accident, and Animal cruelty

reillym's review

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Demented and beautiful. I had chills at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Dementia, and Excrement

pomp's review

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Most of the book focuses on world building and character building until the highlight of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Sexual content, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Child death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Pregnancy

lyzasage's review

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Genocide, Child death, Blood, Rape, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Confinement, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Dementia, Medical content, Animal death, Grief, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Homophobia, Death of parent, Addiction, Infidelity, Classism, Abortion, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Excrement, Infertility, and Alcoholism

natalie75's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Blood

tinyisabookworm's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The writing was fairly easy to follow but the way Bazterrica wrote was definitely well done

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

jessewatt24's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Rape

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death

official24c's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Cursing, Child death, Gore, Death of parent, Animal death, Rape, Sexism, Cannibalism, and Animal cruelty