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A review by horchata
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-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
This was such an intense read, I’m not sure I can give it a star rating. It’s the best of horror and an examination/condemnation of the way capitalistic human structures pervert humanity. I didn’t once think of it as an allegory while reading. The ending kicked me in the chest. If you read the summary and you’re intrigued, go for it.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body horror, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Infertility, Grief, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Terminal illness
Minor: Torture, Suicide, and Trafficking