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Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

221 reviews

bitterpeaches's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica 
4/5🌟

“He doesn’t call it meat. He uses technical words to refer to what is a human but will never be a person, to what is always a product.”

Bizzare and unsettling to say the least, but out of the 7 books I am currently sifting through… it was finished in a day. To be honest, the whole premise feels very ‘Animal Rights Activist’-y and the writing is really stilty. That said, it was actually really good and if you were one of those kids who liked movies like GATTACA or Soylent Green you will absolutely devour this. Short read like less than 275 pages.

If you can read spanish I would read it in Spanish! It was originally written in Spanish and I don’t think the translator did a super good job because it can be hard to read in places.

PS there’s a cool Spotify to listen to while you read it https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3rM1xhmabsE4UavushTFNn?si=Ozo_17q8TbGdA56ztfNSKQ&pi=u-oTbwWEPSSvOo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, and Infertility

sadoink's review

challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The first 3 Chapters of this book made me have to put it down for a minute. However, after reading to part two, I couldn't put the book down. I didnt understand why this book was so well liked or popular until the end. There is so much though provoking and interesting topics to discuss that I realized at the end. 

It was definitely a tough read, with so many horrific scenes. Read at your own will! I thought I could take it and eventually I did but man chapter 3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Slavery, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Body horror

samanthaxjean's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

This book is fucked up and I couldn’t put it down.

It’s kinda slow and kinda gross in the beginning but picks up. Don’t eat while reading or listening to it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Rape, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Violence

misszoehatter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Death, Pregnancy, and Body horror

Moderate: Infertility, Rape, Slavery, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Alcohol, Torture, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

thssmysrnm's review

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Body horror

mxpringle's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I literally don't know what to say about this I'm so awestruck and disgusted

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Infertility, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death, Violence, Torture, Miscarriage, Genocide, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Slavery, Murder, Animal death, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Child death

thelibraryofanolive's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Torture, Excrement, Murder, Body horror, Chronic illness, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Dementia, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Trafficking, Violence, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Abortion, Kidnapping, Medical content, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Drug use

mercedesmosley's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

By far the most intense book I've ever read. Had a hard time putting it down. I will say though, it is not for those with a weak stomach. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Infertility, Violence, Mental illness, Death, Body horror, Sexual content, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Torture, Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

jemmers's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

This book was cruel and lean. Starts off at a moderate pace and builds to a fast, brutal conclusion. It’ll sit with you. The world and characters are horrible and I couldn’t look away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Rape, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Animal death, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Blood, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Body horror, Trafficking, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Child death, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

angelinasroom's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So incredibly disturbing. This book through me for an absolute loop. I would highly recommend this as a quick read if you're a fan of dark, disturbing, and dystopian books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage