Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

209 reviews

numberoneblind's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

My immediate words spoken outloud in the silence of night after finishing this book were "geezus fucking christ". This is a book that will stick with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Animal death, Pregnancy, Grief, Rape, Torture, Dementia, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, Slavery, and Death

gramesjay's review against another edition

dark sad 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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Drug use, Murder, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death, Infertility, Vomit, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

_lera_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Slavery, Rape, Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical trauma, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Gore, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

arayo's review

challenging dark sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Murder, Gore, Dementia, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Animal cruelty

vinicoelho's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

Wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Pregnancy, Slavery, Animal death, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Rape

alenamoya's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Murder, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gore, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

daphnemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

crgrace's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

3.75

Pretty sure I first became curious about this book after seeing it on a booktocker’s “wtf did I just read?,”which is exactly how I felt upon finishing it. 
I did not “enjoy” it per sé, but the thought provoking nature and graphic audacity of this novel pushed it to almost 4 stars for me. 
The author fed just enough detail to move the plot along and keep the reader mildly curious while eliciting an emotional pit of horror, disgust, and wistfulness. 
I wouldn’t recommend this to many people but I’m not upset I read it. Check the trigger warnings if you have literally any triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Torture, Dementia, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Blood, Self harm, Grief, Confinement, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship