Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

211 reviews

l_myers'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Instead of loving this and giving it 5 stars, I hated it so much I give it 5 stars. Quite possibly the most horrific I have ever read.The mc was horrible, hypocritical, cruel, and I really just hate him. It was really hard to get through this without throwing up and I suggest reading any trigger warnings prior to starting this. This book has broken me the most out of everything I have ever read. The last page had my stomach churning, and I don't think I will ever fully recover after reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Rape, Death of parent, Torture, Medical trauma, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

hlouie8's review against another edition

1.0

Extreme trigger warnings for just about every topic. Very difficult read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Child death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Dementia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Animal death

nialiversuch's review

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Violence

kaylashauntedlibrary's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Torture

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

hellandhogwarts's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Blood, Rape, Slavery, and Gore

tobibi's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Grief, Gore, Dementia, Animal death, Blood, Sexual violence, Death, Child death, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Cursing, Body horror, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ecn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

Well written and disgusting but just not for me I think. Just wasn’t hitting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Confinement, Classism, Body horror, Murder, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Grief, Trafficking, Racism, Gore, Death, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Abortion, Alcohol, Torture, Medical trauma, Excrement, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Sexism, Rape, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jfalb330's review

challenging dark

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Body horror, Murder, Cannibalism, Gore, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Dementia, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Child death, and Forced institutionalization

mikeroderique's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Animal death, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Confinement, Dementia, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Excrement, Infidelity, and Kidnapping