A review by aaraia
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark emotional 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

4.5

This book is hard to read but worth it. It poses so many questions and debates and conflicting ideas. Absolutely worth the read if only to see things from a vastly different perspective and question your own inner workings and morals. Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Slavery, Trafficking, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Grief, Pedophilia, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, and Gore