Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

22 reviews

jojothefool's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book……… is so messed up. I really enjoyed myself. But basically after every chapter I would put the book down and reflect, “….. what the HELL am I reading?” And then I’d pick it back up and keep going. Very dark, very disturbing, but really makes you think about kind of everything? Government corruption, the meat industry, the class system, the inherit value of man……. I can’t give it 5 stars because it messed with me too hard, but it was very well written and a very interesting read that I would recommend if you can handle the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Classism, and Excrement

Minor: Rape

pantslint's review against another edition

4.0

I'll write a clearer review after a re-read. This book is horrific tho, no doubt. A quick read, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Dementia, Animal death, Slavery, Torture, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Miscarriage

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Dementia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Rape

shewhoturnsallpages7834's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Marcos has a hyper-fixation on words. In world that literally rips the vocal cords of their facility breed "special meat" in order to circumvent the sounds of another human beings suffering, he continues to crave connection. His inner world is bleak yet descriptive when it comes to his judgments of others, and justifications of himself. 

 I was not mentally prepared for the gory details of the "processing plant" and I spend the first couple of pages with a permanent scowl on my face. Unsure of the virus is real or not, or a sinister conspiracy to allow humanity to capitalize on its lurking darkness, I am still struggling to wrap my mind around the decisions of the main character. Marcos appears to grapple with his almost nihilistic  decision to embrace cannibalism as part of his livelihood until a breakdown in his judgement leads to his ultimate prize. 

He oscalites between looking down on his peers in the "meat" industry and kind-of envying their easy adjustment to stripping other humans down to their most basic parts literally, for entertainment, religion, and entertainment.  Like many others in this story, Marcos acknowledges the cognitive dissonance of it all and he suffers in silence. His desire to have a family ultimately acts as the catalyst for his corruption and final act of immolation. There are not enough words to adequately described the grotesqueness of it all. Meat. Head. Product. Disgusting. This medium paced dystopian novel had a few "food of thought" moments but in the end, I would not revisit it in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Murder, Body horror, Death of parent, Rape, Trafficking, Death, Grief, Suicide, Animal death, Infertility, Abandonment, Medical content, and Violence

bibliofanatic's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Torture, and Violence

taryn_'s review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Animal death, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Violence, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body horror, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

elonn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Classism, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, Excrement, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

kvanstrom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Racism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Vomit

ienbdri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

please check tws before reading!!

This book is pretty eye-opening and I can absolutely see how it would be disturbing to other people. As someone who has read and watched endless documentaries on the meat industry and how animals are treated, the cannibalism and human meat industry seemed rather realistic and not at all surprising (which doesn't mean that my stomach didn't twist while reading). The plot itself was clearly less important than the world building and personally I think that is okay for a dystopian novel. A quick and sick read that will stay with me and keep me vegetarian/vegan for sure.

also I read this in public and I wouldn't recommend that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Torture

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Dementia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Infidelity, Trafficking, and Grief

Minor: Slavery and Homophobia