A review by caityxrose
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Finished this and had to stare at the wall for 15 minutes. This book ad I’m sure many other experienced was awful to read but a good read. It needed to be as graphic as it was. While there are many themes at play (capitalism, veganism, misogyny, etc) the first 25 pages reaffirmed my choice to be vegan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Classism