A review by turnip28
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ahahhaha what did i just read
the ending was shocking and certainly thought provoking, although if you remove the brutality and the goriness the book doesn't have much substance

i especially loved how the book tricked us into believing our main character was this heroic being compared to the other horrible characters, and at the end pull a painful 180 where he was indeed utilizing jasmine, proving that he is "one of them", or maybe even the worst of them, with a good dose of hypocrisy