amanda_marie 's review for:

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

4.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was everything I was hoping for and more. I cannot fathom what it was like for the author to think of so many details pertaining to how we would industrialize cannibalism. Both a warning and a how-to guide, the novel never fails to horrify. The premise of part 2 made me uncomfortable, until the twist ending when it all paid off. An excellent read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder