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katiemcgregor 's review for:
Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a horrifying book. I both didn't want to pick it back up to finish but also wanted to finish it so I could move onto something less disturbing. This book is well done which makes it all the more awful. I made the mistake of starting it as I sat down to dinner (not something I recommend).
In my opinion, once the world is established, Tender is the Flesh is fairly predictable. But I don't think that especially matters since the plot and characters are simply devices through which the reader explores this dystopian world. The world and it's small details are what matter, not the "plot."
Most of the book is a gruesome exploration of a possibility. This book may be speculative fiction, but it isn't unrealistic.
Time to go read something fluffy.
In my opinion, once the world is established, Tender is the Flesh is fairly predictable. But I don't think that especially matters since the plot and characters are simply devices through which the reader explores this dystopian world. The world and it's small details are what matter, not the "plot."
Most of the book is a gruesome exploration of a possibility. This book may be speculative fiction, but it isn't unrealistic.
Time to go read something fluffy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism