Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

181 reviews

marlise_l's review against another edition

Sooooo. It had me pretty hooked at the beginning but then when

they started talking about raping a 14 year old girl and rubbing that fact in the other men's faces......

yes it absolutely turned me off of the book. I can handle a lot things when it comes to disturbing books, but that topic I definitely move away from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, and Rape

asydburn's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Dementia, and Trafficking

eagoldberg's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

jesus fucking christ

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

lrc's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It was well written, but it was a lot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

rhimojo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse and Slavery

katietee's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Disturbing and fascinating to read. It does not go into a lot of detail about many aspects leaving you uncomfortable and confused but still wanting to get to the end to see what Marcos does

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Car accident

Minor: Antisemitism

ginaelise's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

This was the most f’ed up book I’ve ever read. Five stars for that alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder

renyoi's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Full of intriguing, meaningful choices to think about and discuss. The book is short and rather blunt, so nearly every aspect of it feels calculated and purposeful. Very grotesque in its descriptions; perhaps more grotesque is the antipathy with which those descriptions are given. I think the real horror of this work lies in its function as a warped, funhouse-mirror reflection of some of the worst aspects of our current world, which all the best horror achieves. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Excrement, and Car accident

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Torture

ammonsmp's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Repulsive, horrifying, and deeply thought provoking. An unflinching examination at humans’ propensity for consumption, power and control, and violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic