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A review by yamtastic
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Beautiful prose for such a disturbing story. The ending gets a lot of hate, but I think it was perfectly suited to the characters - a setting like this does not create a happy ending. In a way, there was no chance at a happy ending from the very beginning. Dark, intimate, sick and twisted, this is a book that will make you stop and consider what it means to be human.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Death, Confinement, Body horror, Rape, Grief, Violence, Blood, Xenophobia, and Physical abuse