Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

21 reviews

ori250's review

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery

Moderate: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Infidelity, Cursing, and Body horror

katharina90's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

Brutal commentary on supremacist delusions and how we justify and normalize violent, socially constructed hierarchies so we can oppress, exploit and extract.

The message is most obvious in regards to human supremacy and capitalism but the book alludes to and is easily applied to other systems of oppression.

I enjoyed the matter-of-fact, detached writing style and the almost Orwellian language.

A fascinating, deeply disturbing book with lots to unpack.

"After all, since the world began, we’ve been eating each other. If not symbolically, then we’ve been literally gorging on each other. The Transition has enabled us to be less hypocritical."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Rape, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Child death, and Racism

Minor: Dementia, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Slavery, and Suicide

Other: ecofascism, trophy hunting, graphic descriptions of animal agriculture, slaughterhouse operations and animal testing/experimentation

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

smolhandsdan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Cannibalism, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Child death

gondorgirl's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Grief, Slavery, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Dementia, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual assault

dinahn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

livlamentloathe's review

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I don’t think words would do this book justice. It says so much without saying anything. Engrossing. I was forced to disassociate from my body to read the details.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Grief, Rape, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent, Infertility, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Rape, and Vomit

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

noosh_pdf's review

dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

4.25

          "I know that when I die somebody’s going to sell my flesh on the black market, one of my awful distant relatives. That’s why I smoke and drink, so I taste bitter and no one  gets any pleasure out of my death.” -Spanel 

  

"She had the look of a domesticated animal," -Marcos Tejo

Just wow.
An utterly disgusting, stomach churning, gut wrenching book. Completely revolting. But I loved it.
The book is beautiful in such a way it is absolutely atrocious to read, the descriptions the author uses disgust me to a point of gagging. I have to say, although I loved it, it was not much of a memorable read.
It's not the best book, but it's definitely worth the time I spent. If you do wish to read this, I highly advise you to check the trigger warnings because even for me, it was terrifying.

The book itself is very slow paced, the actuality of whats happening does not reveal itself until Part Two of the book, however, I think that was the whole point of this novel.
Personally, if everyone had resorted to cannibalism for meat, I'd just go vegan, as long as I have seasoning with me, I'd eat plain lettuce for all that matters.

Now the plot itself, is basically about Marcos Tejo and how his wife is struggling after the death of their baby, Leo. This book exists in a dystopian world where all animals have been affected by a Virus and people have resorted to special meat  for survival since they can't live without meat. The special meat in this case is Human Meat. Humans are specifically breeded for slaughter and are referred to as, "Heads" because they hold no specific value in life and can't speak since their vocal cords have been cut out. 

That's all I will say about the description. 
I do think this book showcases the inhumanity some people can posses, the craze for murder and blood. I have nothing else to say. 
Read for yourself and see how the ending just leaves you speechless and disgusted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cannibalism, Child death, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Car accident, Bullying, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Gore, and Dementia