Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

209 reviews

saracarlson's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

Would not recommend, was quite depressing and macabre. The story and the way it was told was very simplistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

eliof's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

branamalyssa10's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

harborblues's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

"did you find the characters loveable" no. theyre all very very despicable people. but that makes it a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

trying_ceratops's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

This book was… a lot. Definitely well done and well written, but I don’t see myself re-reading it as it was a difficult read in terms of theme and description. 
I think it told an important story of the human psyche and society and about how we’re all just animals in the end. Very dark, very gruesome, but damn is that story one that’ll stick with you. 
I’d suggest this to people who want something that goes beyond macabre into the dark underbelly of how terrible humanity can be.
Well written and the pacing was done very well, but it was a lot. 
I need to read something happy and cozy now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism

alicyagrace's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

kroosee's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

I love a good book that leaves me stunned well after it’s over. This is exactly what this book did to me. The story was so interesting and even had me asking myself what would I do in this situation? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Cannibalism

Minor: Child death

thehorrormom's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Phenomenal dystopian read about the inner workings and struggles of a human mind in the midst of a  national plague, chaos, violence & inner turmoil to do what is expected of him and what he truly desires. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bleakghost's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

If you like dark/gruesome dystopian-like stories, then you'll probably enjoy this book. I'm pretty 50/50 on this book, I liked the fact that the book kept pulling me in to where I couldn't put it down. However, This book gives the reader an idea of what the world would be like if cannibalism was legal, which is scary to think about. This book is not for the easily disturbed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

courtney_g's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a very tough read. I love dystopian novels because I always find them very interesting and terrifying at the same time. This is the exact fit for a horrifying dystopian novel. I felt like I simply couldn’t put it down even though it was so disturbing at times. Definitely not a light read and not one you want to read while snacking…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Rape