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Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

92 reviews

ericaburns1's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

The majority of this book is explaining the new situation the world is in regarding the new “special meat.” Nothing really happens. Because the concept is so revolting, it does keep you reading as it gets morally worse and worse with regards to how people are managing life after “The Transition.” However, some parts of the story feel like they serve no purpose and didn’t ever wrap up.

What was the deal with him and Spanel? I did like how it leads you to believe he will be a morally superior character and perhaps derail the special meat system but ultimately remains using it for his gain.  *edit* after doing more reading on the book and realizing it’s not really about cannibalism but about him wanting a child, everything makes more sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Torture, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Infertility, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Child death, Infidelity, Trafficking, and Racism

Minor: Dementia

stephy13's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Pedophilia, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Animal death, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Infertility, Drug use, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Genocide, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

mlynch133's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Cannibalism, Body horror, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Slavery, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Dementia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, and Vomit

lokes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Excrement, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

olliemae04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I would love the rate this a 5 but for the main reason being that

they shouldn’t have fucked with the puppies YOU MONSTERS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Addiction, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Infertility, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

Get ready for nightmares.

morganpearcy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

This is my third read through and first review of Tender is the Flesh. I absolutely love this book. There are a lot of dark topics - awareness of the CW beforehand is advisable - this won’t be for everyone.

What I love so much about this book is hard to put into words. At its core, Tender is the Flesh explores how systems of oppression strip us of our humanity, normalize violence and turn human beings into another consumable, another form of capital. I could easily write an entire essay using this story as an allegory for modern Capitalism.

Augustina Bazterrica does a splendid job of building tension throughout the book, leading to a surprise ending that will make the reader’s head explode a wee bit. In total, this book will make you think. The main character is relatable. The other characters and their interactions with the main character offer insights into our own complacencies. Be prepared for a rollercoaster: being grossed out, angry, turned on, disgusted, and - in the end, introspective. I definitely recommend this to anyone who can stomach the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Slavery, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Trafficking

mifee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

4.75

It was the most graphic book I've read so far. I with they talked about the transition more. Like how the world became what it is now. Overall, eventhough it was a short read, it was a very interesting and eye opening experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual violence, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence

rubi_blue6's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

A dark dystopia that feels similar to Do androids dream of electric sheep, not only In its poise but also the key socio-political themes and humanity (or lack therof)

I loved this read, and finished it in the latter half of an evening, and though parts made my squirm I think it could have lent more into the 'horror' and gore side of things. Saying that, the long-standing impact of certain still linger, so perhaps the at times restricted horror worked better than I thought.

Side note
Having not eaten meat since I was very, very little, it perhaps didn't have the same impact and implicit guilt associated, but trust me, this book is a must-read 🥩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Trafficking and Adult/minor relationship

nefariousbee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

an experience that changes a person, but I feel like you can get the same message out of other sources and not get traumatized in the process. do not touch if you have a sensitive stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Blood, Torture, Dementia, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Physical abuse, Murder, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Infertility

lin3han's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Medical trauma, Classism, Child death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Violence, Torture, Miscarriage, Genocide, Slavery, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Dementia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Animal death, Suicide, Pregnancy, Grief, Excrement, Death, Animal cruelty, and Abortion