A review by automatic_rae
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Emotionally-charged, uncomfortable, and unsettling. Thought provoking, and quite on the nose. An interesting novel, but one that I won’t read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol

Graphic descriptions of puppies, pigs, and humans being killed.