stephyreads10 's review for:

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

1.0

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Well, this book was definitely not for me. I did not enjoy it and felt uncomfortable the entire time I was reading. Tender Is the Flesh is set in a dystopian world where a virus makes all animal meat poisonous, so society turns to slaughtering and eating humans instead, calling it “special meat.” Marcos, who works at a processing plant, is pulled deeper into this world when he is given a live specimen to care for.

The story is gross, gruesome, and disturbing. I get that the author was trying to explore themes of dehumanization, how people can become desensitized, and the dark places society might go when survival is on the line. But for me, the horror and discomfort completely overshadowed any bigger message.

This was not an enjoyable read and I wouldn’t recommend it.