Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

2409 reviews

akopal's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was my introduction to darker dysopian horror books and I LOVED IT. Definitely not everyone's cup of tea with the body horror, gore, and sadism; but if you love a dark, gut-wrenching horror this is the book for you. Relatively short read that I finished in a day but one I keep coming back to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Cannibalism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment

mollipinkmanned's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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i really enjoyed reading this, but the last ten or so chapters moved very fast and were pretty predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Rape

stayfly's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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holy shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Trafficking, Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content

Minor: Dementia, Death of parent

minnami's review against another edition

dark

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, Cannibalism, Pregnancy

clairees's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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literally horrific

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

friskycharizard's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

haileyhardcover's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Perhaps the most horrific thing about this novel is that, at times, you can forget that the “head” that’s being referred to is human - or just as human as you or I. Don’t get me wrong, this was undoubtedly a disturbing read... but where I was hoping to find something really psychologically terrifying, I found borderline monotony. Yes, the main character, Marcos, seems to still have enough humanity to realize that the reality he’s living in is horrifying, but where we land in this terrible new world is at a point when it has already become normalized. Marcos is a rare exception to the rule.

The story I want is how they got there. How did they go about deciding which humans were human and which were food? Before those selected as food were bred as animals, stripped of their humanity, language, & understanding of their situation, how did it feel to find yourself in a cage, waiting for your turn in the assembly line, fully understanding what is about to happen to you? That is terrifying! That’s what I was expecting. Give me the prequel!

Slight disappointment in the horror aside, I struggled to put this book down. It’s gripping from page one through to the end. I definitely recommend the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Classism

Moderate: Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic

itskatashley's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I honestly am not sure what else to say other than... what the F did I just read?!...

This book was DARK. It was CHALLENGING. It was SAD. It was VIVID. It was GROTESQUE. I think it was also important. It will make you think about the world slightly differently after reading it. 

It is a wild ride... but fair warning... it might be a short book, but it can be difficult to read at times. This is definitely not for the faint of heart. This book needs a warning label on it....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

plantladylibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Dementia, Cannibalism, Death of parent

alien_the_ayleen's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was absolutely nauseated by this book, but found it to be a profound read in the examination of how we treat one another as well as other creatures on earth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Pregnancy

Thought provoking