A review by nzmerchant
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Stunning, brilliant, deeply dehumanising yet reveals how at our very core, it is human interest to crave companionship or a reprieve from loneliness. Extremely graphic but a great read - definitely will be thinking about this one for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Trafficking, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Slavery