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A review by squids_can_read
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Marcos hasn't been the same since he lost his son. For one thing, he has stopped eating meat. Though it's not really meat, not in the way that we know it. At least he's been holding it together, barely. That is until he gets a female.
The characters in this book were really interesting. I really loved how the main character was written(until the end) and I liked the insights about the other characters. However, I did think that the rest of the characters were a little flat because the story focuses almost exclusively on Marcos. Toward the end of the book, Marcos starts making decisions that to me didn't make sense for his character. I mean they did with the twist but I wasn't expecting it so the decisions didn't make a whole lot of sense. The characters were fine overall.
The plot of the book was interesting. This is a world where people have to eat human meat to survive. It was a little unbelievable because there really isn't a disease that would affect all animal life that wouldn't also affect human beings. But I was able to put that aside to read this story. The overall plot of the story did eventually make sense but it does take until the very end.
I think my favorite part of this book was the exploration of the breakdown of the human image. It was really interesting and I think that it was really important. Definitely give this a read.
The characters in this book were really interesting. I really loved how the main character was written(until the end) and I liked the insights about the other characters. However, I did think that the rest of the characters were a little flat because the story focuses almost exclusively on Marcos. Toward the end of the book, Marcos starts making decisions that to me didn't make sense for his character. I mean they did with the twist but I wasn't expecting it so the decisions didn't make a whole lot of sense. The characters were fine overall.
The plot of the book was interesting. This is a world where people have to eat human meat to survive. It was a little unbelievable because there really isn't a disease that would affect all animal life that wouldn't also affect human beings. But I was able to put that aside to read this story. The overall plot of the story did eventually make sense but it does take until the very end.
I think my favorite part of this book was the exploration of the breakdown of the human image. It was really interesting and I think that it was really important. Definitely give this a read.