Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

76 reviews

marthamae93's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Classism, Gore, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, and Toxic relationship

buttercup06's review

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Animal cruelty, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Excrement, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Infidelity, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

lenny69's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, Hate crime, Blood, Toxic relationship, Rape, Gore, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

annahsmallwood's review

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

This book is NASTY. Like, vile. I enjoyed every second of it. Before you read this, please realize that pretty much every content warning that you could possibly think of occurs in TITF. People are being bred and raised as livestock - you do the math. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Child death

reginacattus's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think this book might be the most tense and physically uncomfortable read I've ever encountered, and incredibly thought-provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infertility, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Sexual assault, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Classism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Cursing, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

jasmineb's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Gore, Grief, Dementia, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Blood, Excrement, Death, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Animal death, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Death of parent

elledanie's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

swetha062's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It will shock you for what may seem more human than the characters dealt with in this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

shmayjoy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Torture, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Blood, Rape, Cannibalism, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Child death, and Excrement

Minor: Suicide, Genocide, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Misogyny, Car accident, and Dementia

nina_zenik_irl_'s review

dark

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Infertility, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Emotional abuse, Grief, Animal death, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Dementia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Vomit, Slavery, Torture, and Violence