Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

80 reviews

linda_ws's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dementia, Pregnancy, Death, Infertility, Slavery, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Violence, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Grief, and Child death

kinsportch's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Rape, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Torture

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Vomit

beccabou's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

This book took me months to read! It is so gruesome and horrific that I could only handle small doses. Fantastic speculative fiction of society turning to organized cannibalism. Struggled a bit with the present tense and blurred transitions of the prose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Child death, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body horror, Excrement, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Slavery, Confinement, Dementia, Death, Miscarriage, and Rape

horchata's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

This was such an intense read, I’m not sure I can give it a star rating. It’s the best of horror and an examination/condemnation of the way capitalistic human structures pervert humanity. I didn’t once think of it as an allegory while reading. The ending kicked me in the chest. If you read the summary and you’re intrigued, go for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body horror, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Infertility, Grief, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Torture, Suicide, and Trafficking

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

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

Minor: Infertility

charlereads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Eating disorder, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

beebalm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Violence

adambucky's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, and Trafficking

nenaveenstra's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

I don't quite know what to make of this book. It was gruesome, incredibly graphic and recoiling. I also think it was trying to make a point - but I don't really know what that point was. 'Fuck the meat industry', I guess? But also: you can't trust the government? Maybe it makes more sense in the context of Argentina, but I wouldn't know.

Apart from all that, I found the writing style a bit odd. The main character is only referred to as 'he', except by other characters, which made it very hard to follow. On top of that, there's this very flowery language from time to time that didn't really fit with what was being said. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Animal death, Rape, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, Infertility, Child death, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Torture, Dementia, and Adult/minor relationship