Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

211 reviews

simp4sneks's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I highly recommend looking at trigger warnings before reading thism it goes in depth on the butchering, tanning, breeding process of HUMANS in a cannabalistic world. I dove into this without looking at proper TW, and even though I enjoyed the writing and the author very much, I wish I took a proper look into what I will be reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Sexism

galliexyc's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Slavery, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

thesaltybibliophile's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

5 stars strictly because this book very much achieves what it was written to accomplish and it was so intense I could not put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Torture, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

darumachan's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

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

taryn_'s review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Animal death, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Violence, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body horror, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

saltycoffee's review

dark sad tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Excrement, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Genocide, Torture, Trafficking, Death, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gore, Slavery, Vomit, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Body horror

maevebillings's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Slavery, Medical content, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

witchgirlreads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Violence, Child death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Infertility, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Kidnapping and Miscarriage

jupitermaybe's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Racism, Classism, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Pregnancy, Slavery, Torture, Gore, Body horror, Child death, and Dementia

Minor: Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Vomit, and Grief