Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

56 reviews

roxiehrt's review

dark 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

3.0

Wow. This book is depressing. I watch depressing true crime docs for a living and this was tough to get through even for me. Very graphic sections of murder, cannibalism, and dehumanizing behaviors…this is one of the most nihilistic books I’ve ever read. I gave it a 3 because it is well written and the intentions of the book really resonated, but it was a challenge to get through because the content was just…a lot…like…A LOT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Classism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infertility, Medical content, Sexual content, Trafficking, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Torture

dmackreads's review

Writing is extremely hard to follow. Written in 3rd person and I kept having to reread parts trying to understand what was going on or being referred to. The plot has potential but the overall story is not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Cannibalism, Rape, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jessicafee86's review

Honestly it was a beautiful read, but so incredibly dark. I'm already depressed by humanity as a whole, and this book was making it worse. The story is incredible, the writing is top notch, and the story itself is worth telling, but my brain isn't in a good place to process it right now. Maybe someday, but not right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Self harm

kelisabeth's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Dementia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Rape

morgue666's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

3.75

one of the most disgusting books i ever read. this universe is so weird because there’s just vegans watching the rest of the world eat people

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Rape, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Excrement, Suicide, Torture, and Self harm

katierosecrane's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book pushes your mind to a dark world. Excellently written. Extremely dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Trafficking, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Slavery, Animal death, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Alcohol, Confinement, Genocide, Infidelity, Torture, Infertility, and Violence

jake_windish's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.5

A story unlike any other. A brutally simple and simply brutal tale. I wasn’t sure in the first half if it was doing anything for me, but it all comes around by the end—and it’s an end that’ll stay with me for some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Death, Body horror, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence, Child death, Suicide, Sexual content, Rape, and Self harm

a_stroberry's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, and Slavery

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Classism, and Dementia

themoonshoes's review

challenging 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

4.0

an incredibly impactful book—i never want to read it again. 

feels extremely cautionary and timely with the way social media has made us easily consumable to one another, but obviously exaggerated to a high degree. i read this book over a 4 hour chunk of time iirc, and i don’t think i’d recommend doing that lol. 

this book will make you feel gross, but sometimes, i think we need that shock to the system to remind us of our humanity tbh! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Animal death, Physical abuse, Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Self harm, Torture, Cannibalism, Blood, Body horror, and Violence

Minor: Rape

ainslieruhl's review against another edition

every word of this book made me cringe and feel gross. blahhhh. knew i wouldn’t like it but was looking for something short so figured i would give it a try. really it’s my own fault, and maybe this book is for other people, but cannot express how much it is not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Self harm, Miscarriage, Body horror, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Terminal illness, Gore, Death, Pregnancy, and Abortion