Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

1043 reviews

jessborteleky'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I’ve never wished I could read Spanish more in my life. I read the translated version, which still was very good, but I wish more than anything I could read the original. 
The novel reads like a very long short story to me in the pacing and narration style. What makes it most interesting is the almost storyteller quality to how it’s written. Picture someone describing this to you beside a campfire or pulling you along almost as if they’re retelling an ancient legend - the whole vibe and understanding changes.
I devoured (pun intended) this book in just a few hours because I couldn’t help myself, but I’d challenge someone to really let it sink in and take their time. I think it would only add to the effect.
Really enjoyed this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Rape, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

juliettt89's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

mandi_lea's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aniloracccc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

latida94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Fucked up little book. Not for the easily queasy. I can't say I enjoyed it because there was nothing really to enjoy but it was interesting as hell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

kristenreids's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

Dark dark dark. Read this 3 months post partum and a few times I questioned if I should finish. I typically don’t have that reaction. This was good. My only issue that I couldn’t give it 5 stars was the writing was a bit simplistic and the ending left me wanting more. Good ending, but wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

kelseamae's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

This book answers 0 questions a reader might have about its subject matter. This might annoy most, but it's the sort of book you take for what it is. It's brutal and bleak and doesn't attempt to justify itself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

eedle_cacleberry'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kmb23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

avathoeum's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

It's incredibly bleak, and at times kind of hard to read. Multiple characters definitely disgusted me at times. This book did a good job of showing how virtually everyone is robbed of humanity in multiple contexts in this kind of a world--especially the women of this world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Rape, Torture, Trafficking, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, and Grief