Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

85 reviews

skillyillian's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.5

what in the deep fried "special" fuck did i just read

it does what it's meant to do, in every way. it's slow going as hell, i spent half of this kinda bored, but the ending is as "oh my god" as people say it is. tbqh a lot of this felt gratuitous. i'm not opposed to gore but the stuff about kids was too much for me, by a lot. that being said, this is basically the handmaid's tale of cannibalism. you could just barely see it happening in extremely specific circumstances, and it's a great statement on the way society is willing to look the other way at the most obscene atrocities as long as we don't have to actually watch it happen. governments, media, the testaments of experts (and "experts"), make up so much of how we view the world, and the author shows that in crystal clear detail. as soon as they say it's fine, we take it at face value and move on, ignoring what's happening behind the curtain. kinda makes you think about what else goes on in plain sight that we turn a blind eye to so that we don't have to openly acknowledge it.

anyway, extra half star for joseph balderrama as a thank you for not gagging in my ears throughout the audiobook

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Rape, Trafficking, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

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

smokingintherain's review

challenging dark reflective fast-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: Cannibalism

Moderate: Violence and Adult/minor relationship

hunnybeebs_reads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, Dementia, Classism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Abortion, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jamo_etc's review

dark sad 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? Yes

4.0

Not at all pleasant. Interesting read. Very uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Animal death, Child death, Rape, Drug use, Excrement, Medical trauma, Gore, Medical content, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Grief, Infertility, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

daniela_09's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Blood, Violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Rape

persiefey's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Confinement, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Slavery, Torture, and Vomit

charlereads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Eating disorder, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

crgrace's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

Pretty sure I first became curious about this book after seeing it on a booktocker’s “wtf did I just read?,”which is exactly how I felt upon finishing it. 
I did not “enjoy” it per sé, but the thought provoking nature and graphic audacity of this novel pushed it to almost 4 stars for me. 
The author fed just enough detail to move the plot along and keep the reader mildly curious while eliciting an emotional pit of horror, disgust, and wistfulness. 
I wouldn’t recommend this to many people but I’m not upset I read it. Check the trigger warnings if you have literally any triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Torture, Dementia, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Blood, Self harm, Grief, Confinement, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

amberjackonski's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Infertility, and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Dementia, Genocide, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Rape

Minor: Violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Torture