Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

77 reviews

xeno_reads's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

A thought provoking look into a mirror of what humanity can be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Pregnancy, Vomit, Ableism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Animal death, Abandonment, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Blood, Infertility, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Child death, Body horror, Torture, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Slavery, Classism, and Sexual harassment

mary_catherine's review

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness

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

ashlyncherie's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

It honestly made me nauseous at times and took so long for me to read because of how disturbing it is. Sometimes it felt like it was being disturbing just for the sake of being disturbing and not always to prove a point. The main character’s motivations are completely nonsensical. Sometimes he says he is disgusted by what is going on and won’t eat the special meat, and sometimes he says he is completely indifferent to slaughter. He wasn’t a good guy by any means, which I understood from the beginning. I just can’t grasp his thought processes because they aren’t consistent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Rape, Violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

zzaranazz's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

HOLY FUCK I LOVED THIS BOOK… til the last 40 pages. like what the hell i feel like im missing the backend of the book. they set up so much and then there was no pay off and i still have sooooo many questions. bro what the hell

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Animal death, Violence, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Gore, Slavery, Pedophilia, and Forced institutionalization

aubristar's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

this book took me for a whirlwind of emotions and made me contemplate my food choices. it was gross and very graphic and detailed but i couldn’t put it down. 100000000% recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Infertility, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

linda_ws's review

dark sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dementia, Pregnancy, Death, Infertility, Slavery, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Violence, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Grief, and Child death

kinskinn's review

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Rape, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Torture

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Vomit

beccabou's review

dark 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

This book took me months to read! It is so gruesome and horrific that I could only handle small doses. Fantastic speculative fiction of society turning to organized cannibalism. Struggled a bit with the present tense and blurred transitions of the prose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Child death, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body horror, Excrement, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Slavery, Confinement, Dementia, Death, Miscarriage, and Rape

horchata's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

This was such an intense read, I’m not sure I can give it a star rating. It’s the best of horror and an examination/condemnation of the way capitalistic human structures pervert humanity. I didn’t once think of it as an allegory while reading. The ending kicked me in the chest. If you read the summary and you’re intrigued, go for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body horror, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Infertility, Grief, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Torture, Suicide, and Trafficking