Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

46 reviews

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.0

“Abuse of power comes as no surprise.” - Jenny Holzer

Pacing is too slow at times and too fast at others. I didn’t find the ending shocking in the way some other reviewers did. I think this had some interesting things to say, but didn’t quite push far enough when it comes to exploring the government, capitalism, etc. Plenty of gore if that is your thing. Some parts are very beautifully written. The examination of grief is in my opinion much more effective than any sociopolitical argument being made. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Death, Animal death, Cannibalism, Blood, Gore, Child death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Trafficking, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Cursing, Confinement, Rape, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Torture, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

bibliofanatic's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Torture, and Violence

rubberrosebooks's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Confinement, Cannibalism, Classism, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Gore, and Sexism

darrineruiz's review

challenging dark emotional slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Classism, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Trafficking, Confinement, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Rape

bugbites's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Infertility, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Car accident

nina_zenik_irl_'s review

dark

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Infertility, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Emotional abuse, Grief, Animal death, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Dementia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Vomit, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

_jane4's review

dark sad medium-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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Addiction

sofiasco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Cannibalism, Classism, Rape, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Trafficking, Infertility, Death of parent, Dementia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Alcohol, Excrement, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Vomit, Addiction, and Car accident

colinjames's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is an allegory. (It is not an allegory for animal cruelty or factory farming). If you do not like allegories (think Animal Farm and Dune) you will not like this book.

Review:

This book. This book. 

This book says so much about so many different things, and I’m still grasping my head around it all. 

The last sentence

“She had the human look of a domesticated animal”

is still confusing me. Especially as to how that’s an answer to

“she could have given us more children”

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A lot of reviews seem to mention some sort of twist ending. I was not at all surprised by the ending. Bazterrica did a masterful job of foreshadowing what would happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Murder, Confinement, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Infertility, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Dementia, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Addiction

svincent2210's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

graphic, not for the faint of heart but a great critique

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Trafficking, Incest, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Infidelity, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Torture, Terminal illness, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Child death, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Medical content, Infertility, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail