Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

96 reviews

lyzasage's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Genocide, Child death, Blood, Rape, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Confinement, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Dementia, Medical content, Animal death, Grief, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Homophobia, Death of parent, Addiction, Infidelity, Classism, Abortion, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Excrement, Infertility, and Alcoholism

natalie75's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Blood

tinyisabookworm's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The writing was fairly easy to follow but the way Bazterrica wrote was definitely well done

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

jessewatt24's review against another edition

dark medium-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Rape

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death

official24c's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Cursing, Child death, Gore, Death of parent, Animal death, Rape, Sexism, Cannibalism, and Animal cruelty

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

“Abuse of power comes as no surprise.” - Jenny Holzer

Pacing is too slow at times and too fast at others. I didn’t find the ending shocking in the way some other reviewers did. I think this had some interesting things to say, but didn’t quite push far enough when it comes to exploring the government, capitalism, etc. Plenty of gore if that is your thing. Some parts are very beautifully written. The examination of grief is in my opinion much more effective than any sociopolitical argument being made. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Death, Animal death, Cannibalism, Blood, Gore, Child death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Trafficking, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Cursing, Confinement, Rape, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Torture, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

archivofrances's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Slavery, and Violence

lullabaloo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

kvanderheyden's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I almost couldn't finish this book because of how messed up the plot is. Very graphic and uncomfortable but there was an interesting message. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Body horror, Torture, Sexual violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Gore

Read trigger warnings.

tobibi's review against another edition

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

---

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