Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

248 reviews

sadoink's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The first 3 Chapters of this book made me have to put it down for a minute. However, after reading to part two, I couldn't put the book down. I didnt understand why this book was so well liked or popular until the end. There is so much though provoking and interesting topics to discuss that I realized at the end. 

It was definitely a tough read, with so many horrific scenes. Read at your own will! I thought I could take it and eventually I did but man chapter 3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Slavery, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Body horror

bunni_xoxo's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My god the plot twist at the end- truely recommend this book it’s perfect to leave you wanting more and with some deep thoughts after reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Classism, and Cannibalism

Just really graphic at some parts (to me personally I may be exaggerating)

paukinra's review against another edition

dark medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Animal death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Car accident, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Torture, Excrement, Murder, Body horror, Chronic illness, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Dementia, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Trafficking, Violence, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Abortion, Kidnapping, Medical content, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Drug use

krispi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This has been one of the few books I’ve ever read that I was genuinely surprised by how it ended. It is very much a commentary on how people can be controlled by conspiracies and the potential to lose their humanity. It was very rough to get through and very well written. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget the ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Classism, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Torture, Animal death, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Alcoholism, Child death, Dementia, Violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, and Death of parent

therealmsroth's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

Explores the ethics of mass cannibalism, sure, but more about the ethics of eating meat at all. Equates the meat industry to slavery and not-so-subtly forces you to question your own diet habits and systems of oppression you participate in, but never question. Brings to mind the power of language to nullify and neutralize that which is gruesome and horrific by nature. Some gross moments, of course, but mostly an impressive text that made me think... What if the most horrifying circumstance and all the details necessary to make it function, were just an accepted reality?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Animal death, Infidelity, Rape, Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Gore, Child death, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Murder, Slavery, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Classism

dkguida's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

a twisted take on how close society could be to total savagery. it is interesting to see the parallels of today's world with the meat industry in this book. with the right circumstances do you think civilization that values individualism, strength, status, and wealth could devolve into cannibalism? 

... wished the ending was better 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Torture, Classism, Cursing, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Homophobia, Murder, and Violence

cassandrareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child death, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Body horror, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, and Excrement

etoilej's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Child death, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Classism

zsommers's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Cannibalism, Classism, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Animal death, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and Torture

Minor: Infertility and Excrement