Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

536 reviews

endlesswonder's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infertility, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

itsmelaurenc's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? No

There is torture of puppies and pregnant women, along with raping to death. It seemed very “try hard” with the gore, didn’t add to the story at all. Would not recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I took a chance of this book as a reader who is not overly fond of many common horror themes. This book was NOT for me and the ending made me wonder exactly why this book is so well-regarded. This is very difficult to read, the characters are flat, there are characters of color (but guess where most of them are-

They're Meat

), and there were some weak plot points. For example there are very few illnesses that can possibly effect ALL animals except people and there would have been a progression through all the types of animals before cannibalism became the answer. So what chicken and beef go down and then your landlord is nibbling your baby? Is there a huge population of vegans/vegetarians who are doing just fine and not even attempting to protect anybody or themselves? 
The main character is just complicit and awful. The ending is a damnation arc honestly. 
TLDR: This book isn't for me and this author isn't gonna get another chance from me. If you enjoy dark, realistic (if you lost your glasses and are squinting) horror you will enjoy this, especially if you enjoy human suffering and unnecessary animal cruelty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Misogyny, Slavery, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Trafficking

bijou3owl's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Contrary to what the blurb says, this is a book about grief, first and foremost. Grief over the loss of a child, and grief over family being broken.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Slavery

g0lden_isles'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

1.0

Torture porn :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sbgage's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

martashli's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

a_paper_mess's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mconroy9137's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Car accident

blulibrarian's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This is a dark, dark world we find within the pages; a world where animal meat is no longer an option, so people turn to eating humans instead. The madness of this social shift pierces deep, its bloody fingers snagging every conceivable part of society.

I have a lot of thoughts. I think that the raw horror of so many things in this world come and then pass you by just as quickly. It does a lot to inform the reader on the attitudes of people at large, and those even more specifically of the main character, but it means that there are many moments or beats where the book leaves the space immediately, not giving the reader a chance to fully absorb the grim reality even if the charscters on page are (intentionaññy or not) not cognizant of it. This is a story that snatches away what little scraps of hope you have. I enjoyed it a lot, but I wanted a little more space on the page to really let the reader chew things over, to not make it so easy for the resder to breeze over what the cast might be.

Ultimately: a stark, grim, merciless near future, and a story set within the space that I wanted to see a little more bite from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Infertility, and Death of parent