allydoessomereading 's review for:

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

3.5

challenging dark 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: No

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So dark and grim. Maybe too much so? I liked no one in it, they were all horrible. I did like the commentary on social status but thought it could have gone more into it all way more. More feminism, race, queer, economic discourse within it would have been so much more impactful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism