Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

3 reviews

mel_jade's review

challenging 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

3.0

Well I can honestly say I have never read anything like what I just did. I'd heard about this book many a times and finally dove into it. What a crazy, disturbing, sometimes horrifying and brutal take on a future when the only meat source is humans.
There were moments when my heart broke for the 'head' as they were called and the way he has written this story sends a shiver down your spine for the fact alone at how realistic it is. He wrote it in such a way that this could really be what would happen in a situation and future like that. It shows how cruel, evil and sadistic human beings really are and what monsters they are capable of adapting and turning into.
This is a novel I will never forget and it will definitely stay with me for a long time.
If you love a good horror, with a Dystopian theme and have a good stomach for disturbing things then look no further, this book is for you!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Sexual assault, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Blood, Child death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Infidelity, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, and Slavery

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

heyitsmrworldwide's review

dark 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

Sickening… but also such a quick and fascinating read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Vomit, Death, Dementia, Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Cultural appropriation