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A review by reginacattus
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I think this book might be the most tense and physically uncomfortable read I've ever encountered, and incredibly thought-provoking.
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infertility, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Sexual assault, Gore, and Death of parent
Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Classism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Infidelity
Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Cursing, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment