Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

78 reviews

gaven's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Child death, Murder, Animal death, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Rape

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Abandonment, Ableism, Animal death, Grief, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Vomit, Blood, Cannibalism, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Slavery

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Grief, Slavery, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Dementia, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual assault

spinebreakr's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.5

Deeply disturbing. Amazingly written. The POV of the main character is upsettingly immersive. One of those books that I had to process for a while after reading. While this book is an important work, it wasn't enjoyable to read. I had to force it down every step of the way. But not all art is meant to be enjoyed. Some is meant to make you uncomfortable. This art in particular does exactly that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Trafficking, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Sexual assault, Child death, Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Suicide

crgrace's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

Pretty sure I first became curious about this book after seeing it on a booktocker’s “wtf did I just read?,”which is exactly how I felt upon finishing it. 
I did not “enjoy” it per sé, but the thought provoking nature and graphic audacity of this novel pushed it to almost 4 stars for me. 
The author fed just enough detail to move the plot along and keep the reader mildly curious while eliciting an emotional pit of horror, disgust, and wistfulness. 
I wouldn’t recommend this to many people but I’m not upset I read it. Check the trigger warnings if you have literally any triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Torture, Dementia, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Blood, Self harm, Grief, Confinement, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

izypup's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Murder, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gore, Blood, Death, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Car accident

Minor: Sexism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Medical content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Dementia, and Excrement

karapillar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Classism, Grief, Infidelity, Vomit, Slavery, Violence, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Gore, Body horror, Mental illness, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical content, Miscarriage, Child death, Death of parent, Cancer, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Murder, and Alcohol

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

yasora's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Gore, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexism and Rape

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Not an enjoyable book in the traditional sense. A horrifying commentary of humans' ability to overlook anything for the sake of fitting in or getting clout. Incredibly disturbing and graphic, to the point of being physically nauseating. I can definitely see this becoming a modern classic, similarly to American psycho. It includes a sex scene that was so disgusting, both in the way it was written and what was b ing described that it made me reconsider the book in a bad way. I skipped the rest of the chapter because it felt like it just kept going. If it weren't included, I probably would have rated it 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Dementia, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse