Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

67 reviews

all222well's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, and Rape

bookbabe0614's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

holy shit. don’t read this fucking book. it’s amazing and thought provoking, and it does what Agustina intended it to do. It’s horrifying, sickening, disturbing, disgusting, visceral grotesque. so we’ll written that i never want to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Sexism, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Excrement, and Physical abuse

headachesince03'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical content, Misogyny, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Homophobia

poopsock's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I give this book a 4.75 I really wanted to give it five stars but there were some parts where I wanted more world building rather than just the main characters personal problems. Insanely disturbing, literally nothing to bring you even a shred of joy or resolution, especially not after those last couple pages. TW: Everything 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Torture, Confinement, Dementia, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

eli99's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

5.0

This book is very fucked up, but I enjoyed it. The type of dystopia that makes you say wtf? The author has a way of making sure details aren't left out which I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Torture, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Homophobia, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Pregnancy

lizardgod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

"She had the human look of a domesticated animal."
pg. 156

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Grief, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

ashhh_h's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Rape, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Body horror, Excrement, Medical trauma, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Slavery, and Vomit

kirstyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

A challenging read for its content but still had the note of being believable in the current world should the same thing have happened. 

Really pulled you in to keep reading and find out what was going to happen to the main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cannibalism, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, and Vomit

akalavander's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

An absolutely horrifying book that I read in one sitting. It felt impossible to put down. I agree with another review I saw saying that you had to suspend some disbelief about the world building. Some of the plot elements like the Scavengers and the widespread conformity felt unrealistic, but other parts, like how different generations would react to this new world, felt very real. Many parts of this book, including the ending, absolutely broke my heart. You kind of feel for Marcos but also know he's 100% a villain in this world too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Violence, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Genocide, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

metamorphilia's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Vomit, Cannibalism, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Gore, and Physical abuse