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A review by katharina90
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Brutal commentary on supremacist delusions and how we justify and normalize violent, socially constructed hierarchies so we can oppress, exploit and extract.
The message is most obvious in regards to human supremacy and capitalism but the book alludes to and is easily applied to other systems of oppression.
I enjoyed the matter-of-fact, detached writing style and the almost Orwellian language.
A fascinating, deeply disturbing book with lots to unpack.
The message is most obvious in regards to human supremacy and capitalism but the book alludes to and is easily applied to other systems of oppression.
I enjoyed the matter-of-fact, detached writing style and the almost Orwellian language.
A fascinating, deeply disturbing book with lots to unpack.
"After all, since the world began, we’ve been eating each other. If not symbolically, then we’ve been literally gorging on each other. The Transition has enabled us to be less hypocritical."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Rape, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Child death, and Racism
Minor: Dementia, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Slavery, and Suicide
Other: ecofascism, trophy hunting, graphic descriptions of animal agriculture, slaughterhouse operations and animal testing/experimentation