Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

64 reviews

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

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

bimenace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Vomit

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

OMG. I’m going to goes the author is a vegetarian or vegan? No idea, but if i was a carnivore or omnivore, I might think twice the next time I’m faced with meat. This is the kind of book I’d love to teach in high school. Definitely will need to reread it many times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

teenyshamble's review against another edition

Plot feels self indulgent, shock factor over actual plot, ending is wildly predictable. It's not good writing, it's just inexplicably gory for the shock factor more than anything. An interesting thought experiment executed poorly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

libertynell635's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

The book contains dark concepts and very sad animal death scenes that are not for the weak hearted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lim3y's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

a_paper_mess's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

roxiehrt's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Wow. This book is depressing. I watch depressing true crime docs for a living and this was tough to get through even for me. Very graphic sections of murder, cannibalism, and dehumanizing behaviors…this is one of the most nihilistic books I’ve ever read. I gave it a 3 because it is well written and the intentions of the book really resonated, but it was a challenge to get through because the content was just…a lot…like…A LOT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic