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A review by dixiecarroll
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This wasn't THAT bad, and I didn't feel as strongly as others do, but I do agree that it didn't exactly fulfill any purpose. It felt like it was all for shock value than for making a point, which is painfully clear from page one. (Meat industry is corrupt if you didn't know) Ultimately it was readable and I was engrossed, but there was one scene towards the middle that made me have spontaneous empathy tears - let's just say *celebrity* - and I wasn't really prepared for that. Overall... idk it felt pointless and I wasn't convinced of anything new.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail