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leah_hope's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Genocide, Grief, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
lvfl's review
2.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Death of parent, Dementia, Murder, Classism, Slavery, Body shaming, Gore, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
ribbenkast's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
However, the world building is really flimsy. The main story is fine but the whole world falls apart with one single kick to its legs. The premise was great, but the author fails to present the premise as a plausible. There is just no way that if all meat becomes inedible tommorow we'll just switch to human meat. Not because I believe we as humans are incapable of doing the evils described in the book, but for the simple fact that capitalism will find a more profitable and cost effective solution. The story was build on a shaky foundation which made it hard to take the whole book seriously.
Furthermore, the author tries so hard to be 'literary'. The book tried to make a point about society at large, but it fell flat. Both me and the author desperedly wanted to have this book have a message beyond: fuck the meat industry. It didn't really.
Maybe it works better in the original Spanish but the author never uses the main characters name to describe him. just 'he'. I get that she probably was trying to make a point about dehumanisation by this, but instead it just made the book read like a bulletpoint list of the main characters day. Also the scenes with multiple men in them (which is almost all) became very confusing to read as it's unclear who's speaking. Also, the desired effect doesn't work if you have other characters clearly adres him by his full name.
The ending though, was perfect. I am glad I finished this book just for the ending.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Dementia, Body horror, Slavery, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Violence, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Grief, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Blood, Confinement, Torture, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Gore, Death of parent, and Death
gaijin1331's review
2.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Infertility, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Gore, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Murder
smolhandsdan's review against another edition
- 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
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
jamo_etc's review
- 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
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
generalfoolish's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Grief, Death, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Torture, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Physical abuse
dani_boi98's review
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Torture, Animal cruelty, Gore, Violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Animal death, Cannibalism, Confinement, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Death
Moderate: Dementia
kkulhannie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Cannibalism, Medical content, Drug abuse, Slavery, Pregnancy, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Classism, Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Sexism, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Trafficking, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Drug use, Body horror, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
thepassivebookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual content