Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is art. It is dark, repulsive, attrocious, but it forces you to think. To look. To consider. What if? This is a true dystopian. I felt anxious the entire book but i could not out it down. I am in awe of what this book contains. It's like a train wreck, you want to look away but you just can't. 

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
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Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark reflective 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: Complicated

Wow what a disappointment. 
The concept is unexplored. What happened to the ecosystem? Why don’t people produce plant-based meat? What about the oceans? Something basic that would make the world building cohesive. 
The writing style (or perhaps translation?) is bland and irritating, sentences are very short and lack character. 
The ending is abrupt and doesn’t explain anything. 
Overall unfortunate reading experience.

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Reading this as a mother gave me a unique perspective. At times, I felt myself (shockingly) empathizing with Marcos for the loss of his son, as I cannot begin to comprehend the heartbreak and devastation that the loss of a child must bring. I felt tears forming in the corners of my eyes each time he mentioned his son and his cot. 

And then those feelings of sympathy were wholly abandoned as I cannot easily describe the horror, anger, betrayal, and utter anguish I felt as I read, paused, took a deep breath and re-read certain pages. 

The ending left me in complete and utter shock, staring at my wall with my mouth hung open.

Haunting and beautiful, chilling and thought-provoking.

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Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Comencé este libro sin idea de lo que trataba. Afortunadamente la trama se explica rápidamente y creo que allí es cuando la mayoría lo deja de leer. Pensé en dejar de leerlo pero raramente leo en español y nunca había sentido tanto asco leyendo algo antes entonces lo decidí continuar. 
 
Lo que aprendí leyendo este libro es que al igual a la sociedad de la historia, en cierto momento llegué a normalizar todo lo que ocurría y era más simple leerlo.

Definitivamente un libro que jamás olvidaré, y que nunca recomendaré a nadie por razones obvias.


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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a callous and cruel-hearted book about cognitive dissonance. It isn’t enjoyable, it’s not funny, and it’s not light hearted. It is bleak and paranoid, controversial and taboo, but it’s well worth reading. Please check the trigger warnings first.


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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The diction used by the author is more telling than showing. Not a fun read. The plot is interesting but the execution could have been immensely better.

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