A review by ecn
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging 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? Yes

3.75

Well written and disgusting but just not for me I think. Just wasn’t hitting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic