Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

167 reviews

i_read_books_sometimes's review

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

0.5

A real disappointment. SA used for shock value, gratuitous horror that very quickly lost any emotional impact. I was very surprised that the author is a woman because all the female characters are only characterised by being sexual in a very dehumanising way -- which may have been the point of the book, but it felt demeaning rather than furthering the author's message. In other sections of the novel, the book hits the reader over the head repeatedly with its meaning. Phrases were repeated over and over, and the writing style was very dry. This may have been the translation, but with the plot being both boring and problematic, I still feel it's fair to give this book a low rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, and Trafficking

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Pedophilia

grace_tg's review

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Murder, Animal death, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Genocide, Death, Cannibalism, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Torture, and Incest

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

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

rowin81's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Rape, Pedophilia, Animal death, and Confinement

Minor: Infertility and Violence

jenemmanuel'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Torture, Animal death, Rape, Death of parent, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Death, Dementia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Trafficking and Pedophilia

mnjones66's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cannibalism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Pedophilia, Child death, Gore, Infertility, Trafficking, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

aaraia's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is hard to read but worth it. It poses so many questions and debates and conflicting ideas. Absolutely worth the read if only to see things from a vastly different perspective and question your own inner workings and morals. Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Slavery, Trafficking, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Grief, Pedophilia, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, and Gore

wends_nblw's review

dark 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

2.75

I'm a bit 'eh' on this one. This book was a tad bit too dull for me. One of my special interests is cannibalism, so reading about the consumption of humans wasn't particularly disturbing to me. As well, the writing style was so bland. I understand that it fits the main character, that is his voice, but lord did I find him as a character to be bland too. Not a single thing in this book surprised me in the least, I even predicted the end. 

However, I will say. The end was my favorite part; the only good part, in my opinion. This isn't a bad book either. It just wasn't really for me, which is a shame because cannibalism is my favorite trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement and Pedophilia

Minor: Excrement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Dementia, Classism, Racism, Homophobia, and Car accident

niqhtparades'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

4.5

i could not put this book down i was so invested but i also wouldnt recomment this to anyone ??? i could stomach it but its definitely not for the faint of heart. i wanted to hate this story and then i loved it and then i hated it again... it all became a terrible mess of mixed emotions from chapter to chapter but one thing i am certain on is wow this was such a tough one to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Confinement, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Car accident, and Drug abuse

Minor: Mental illness, Child death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Vomit, and Infidelity

thecozycoven's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Dementia, Excrement, Infertility, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Violence, Torture, and Trafficking