A review by lilllyytapppii
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

1.0

I understand there's a deeper message behind this book, dealing with the brutality of capitalism and how there is no limit to the cruelty inflicted by capitalism but spoken through the eyes of a cannibalistic society. That said, this book was still underwhelming and did not grasp this central theme to the best capability I think it could have. Most of the book felt like brutality and gore simply for the sake of shock factor. I understand some people see the mundane descriptions of the main character going through his day to day as a way to put us in his mind of how dissociated he is from the reality of his world. However, I don't know, I think I would have liked more introspection either on his end or of just the societal end. How was the transition into this 'new world'? Who are the scavengers? Were there revolts against this or current actions against it? What happened to vegetarians and vegans lol? Overall, I was not impressed. I do like the central theme and idea behind it, just wish it was better executed.