Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

75 reviews

jamo_etc's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

3.5

Not at all pleasant. Interesting read. Very uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kkulhannie's review against another edition

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

imagine reading a book like this and thinking the overt misogyny wasn’t going to be a plot point…

yikes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cartermon4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

gramesjay's review

dark sad medium-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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

persiefey's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

froggybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.75

idk there’s just something about it that makes it not 5 stars.

also every content warning poss i think

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Slavery, Terminal illness, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infertility

lauraline's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

mnjones66's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

wends_nblw's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.75

I'm a bit 'eh' on this one. This book was a tad bit too dull for me. One of my special interests is cannibalism, so reading about the consumption of humans wasn't particularly disturbing to me. As well, the writing style was so bland. I understand that it fits the main character, that is his voice, but lord did I find him as a character to be bland too. Not a single thing in this book surprised me in the least, I even predicted the end. 

However, I will say. The end was my favorite part; the only good part, in my opinion. This isn't a bad book either. It just wasn't really for me, which is a shame because cannibalism is my favorite trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Excrement, Dementia, Car accident, and Classism