kds247 's review for:

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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First off I hate how prevalent this book is today (in at least America). Maybe not the cannibalism part, but I can completely see this happening in the US because it kind of already is. The main plot reminded me a bit of an incredibly dark Lolita in a way mixed with 1984. Not once did I have sympathy for this man 😤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic