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A review by trying_ceratops
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
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.
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.
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