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pantslint's review
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Dementia, Animal death, Slavery, Torture, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Miscarriage
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol
kelisabeth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Dementia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Rape
shewhoturnsallpages7834's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was not mentally prepared for the gory details of the "processing plant" and I spend the first couple of pages with a permanent scowl on my face. Unsure of the virus is real or not, or a sinister conspiracy to allow humanity to capitalize on its lurking darkness, I am still struggling to wrap my mind around the decisions of the main character. Marcos appears to grapple with his almost nihilistic decision to embrace cannibalism as part of his livelihood until a breakdown in his judgement leads to his ultimate prize.
He oscalites between looking down on his peers in the "meat" industry and kind-of envying their easy adjustment to stripping other humans down to their most basic parts literally, for entertainment, religion, and entertainment. Like many others in this story, Marcos acknowledges the cognitive dissonance of it all and he suffers in silence. His desire to have a family ultimately acts as the catalyst for his corruption and final act of immolation. There are not enough words to adequately described the grotesqueness of it all. Meat. Head. Product. Disgusting. This medium paced dystopian novel had a few "food of thought" moments but in the end, I would not revisit it in the future.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Murder, Body horror, Death of parent, Rape, Trafficking, Death, Grief, Suicide, Animal death, Infertility, Abandonment, Medical content, and Violence
bibliofanatic's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Torture, and Violence
taryn_'s review
- 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
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
elonn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Classism, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, Excrement, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
kvanstrom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Torture
Moderate: Death, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Racism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Vomit
ienbdri's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
This book is pretty eye-opening and I can absolutely see how it would be disturbing to other people. As someone who has read and watched endless documentaries on the meat industry and how animals are treated, the cannibalism and human meat industry seemed rather realistic and not at all surprising (which doesn't mean that my stomach didn't twist while reading). The plot itself was clearly less important than the world building and personally I think that is okay for a dystopian novel. A quick and sick read that will stay with me and keep me vegetarian/vegan for sure.
also I read this in public and I wouldn't recommend that.
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Torture
stardustdreamer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Dementia
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Infidelity, Trafficking, and Grief
Minor: Slavery and Homophobia
svincent2210'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Trafficking, Incest, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Infidelity, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Torture, Terminal illness, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Child death, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Medical content, Infertility, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail