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A review by cinderpot
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Good book, pretty fast pace but the translation does not do it justice. Translated version was a bit hard to follow. Very dark and gruesome though which was exactly what the book entailed!
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Dementia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault