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A review by haylethal
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
In a dystopian future there is a virus that makes all animal meat poisonous to humans. So, literally every animal on earth is slaughtered.
But people need to eat meat so the government starts a program that breeds and slaughters humans (but we don’t call them that) for consumption.
The beginning of this book is gory, there’s detailed descriptions of how slaughterhouses operate. Definitely check the TW because this book has all of them.
The story is told from Marcos’ pov and he is the manager of the slaughterhouse. The middle of the book gets a little boring as Marcos grapples with a lot of issues. But it picks up in the end and is pretty f*cked up.
But people need to eat meat so the government starts a program that breeds and slaughters humans (but we don’t call them that) for consumption.
The beginning of this book is gory, there’s detailed descriptions of how slaughterhouses operate. Definitely check the TW because this book has all of them.
The story is told from Marcos’ pov and he is the manager of the slaughterhouse. The middle of the book gets a little boring as Marcos grapples with a lot of issues. But it picks up in the end and is pretty f*cked up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Child death, Excrement, Death, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Miscarriage, Dementia, Sexual assault, Confinement, Infertility, and Rape
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Animal death