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A review by teagstime
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
(Belated review- it's been a while since I read)
Read this as part of a bookclub group, and really really enjoyed the conversations it produced. I wouldn't say this book is my Roman Empire but I have, indeed, thought about it multiple times since reading it over a year ago.
Really dark and well-written (even as someone who read the translated English version) foray into the nature of humankind and what lengths people may go to to survive- on both a global scale and a personal one (what you have to tell yourself to cope when you have to work against your own morality, etc).
Read this as part of a bookclub group, and really really enjoyed the conversations it produced. I wouldn't say this book is my Roman Empire but I have, indeed, thought about it multiple times since reading it over a year ago.
Really dark and well-written (even as someone who read the translated English version) foray into the nature of humankind and what lengths people may go to to survive- on both a global scale and a personal one (what you have to tell yourself to cope when you have to work against your own morality, etc).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Death, Slavery, Torture, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Rape