Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

11 reviews

lvfl's review

2.0

Blech. This book is not for me. It’s well written and the story is interesting but it’s just too vile for me. I’m not sure I can think of a content watching this book shouldn’t have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Death of parent, Dementia, Murder, Classism, Slavery, Body shaming, Gore, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Abandonment, Ableism, Animal death, Grief, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Vomit, Blood, Cannibalism, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Slavery

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

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

reggiethebird's review

challenging dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

It's fucked up, y'all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Classism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Dementia, Violence, Slavery, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gore, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Body shaming

morganpearcy's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

This is my third read through and first review of Tender is the Flesh. I absolutely love this book. There are a lot of dark topics - awareness of the CW beforehand is advisable - this won’t be for everyone.

What I love so much about this book is hard to put into words. At its core, Tender is the Flesh explores how systems of oppression strip us of our humanity, normalize violence and turn human beings into another consumable, another form of capital. I could easily write an entire essay using this story as an allegory for modern Capitalism.

Augustina Bazterrica does a splendid job of building tension throughout the book, leading to a surprise ending that will make the reader’s head explode a wee bit. In total, this book will make you think. The main character is relatable. The other characters and their interactions with the main character offer insights into our own complacencies. Be prepared for a rollercoaster: being grossed out, angry, turned on, disgusted, and - in the end, introspective. I definitely recommend this to anyone who can stomach the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Slavery, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Trafficking

shae125's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Classism, Body shaming, Death, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual content, Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, and Grief

jordanleigh321's review

challenging dark tense slow-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: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Infertility, Body horror, Hate crime, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Death of parent, Gore, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, and Murder

lilybear3's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Trying to delve into more horror and this book was incredible for me. It was everything I wanted in a horror. LOTS of TW so be sure to check those out. I felt the characters we're developed just enough, like we still don't know everything about them and I love that mystery. It was truly shocking, nauseating, and the idea was really...fleshed out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Rape, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Genocide, Violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Classism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Torture, Death, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Child death, Sexual assault, Excrement, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, and Sexism

Moderate: Cursing

ariel_wolf's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The first half of the book is kinda slowly and can mess with your head a little since the main character is struggling with the way of the new world but it gets dark, gross and kinda/really messed up in the second half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Infertility, Medical trauma, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse