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Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Pretty sure I first became curious about this book after seeing it on a booktocker’s “wtf did I just read?,”which is exactly how I felt upon finishing it.
I did not “enjoy” it per sé, but the thought provoking nature and graphic audacity of this novel pushed it to almost 4 stars for me.
The author fed just enough detail to move the plot along and keep the reader mildly curious while eliciting an emotional pit of horror, disgust, and wistfulness.
I wouldn’t recommend this to many people but I’m not upset I read it. Check the trigger warnings if you have literally any triggers.
I did not “enjoy” it per sé, but the thought provoking nature and graphic audacity of this novel pushed it to almost 4 stars for me.
The author fed just enough detail to move the plot along and keep the reader mildly curious while eliciting an emotional pit of horror, disgust, and wistfulness.
I wouldn’t recommend this to many people but I’m not upset I read it. Check the trigger warnings if you have literally any triggers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol