spherocytosis 's review for:

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

4.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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wow okay. jesus christ. deeply disturbing and impossible to put down. made me really sad and mad. joke’s on me for hoping this novel about legalized cannibalism would have a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Slavery, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy