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Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
It is horrible. So horrible. The author takes a completely horrifying premise, then spins it, giving us a view of so many different, terrible ways it impacts the world. The main character is completely fascinating, and it is constantly a challenge to figure out his ethical lines - I found myself alternately sympathizing with him and seeing him as a monster.
So, it's awful, but also so beautifully wrought that I can't give it any fewer than 5 stars. The last line literally took my breath away.
So, it's awful, but also so beautifully wrought that I can't give it any fewer than 5 stars. The last line literally took my breath away.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Minor: Infertility, Car accident