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A review by _chelseachelsea
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Deeply upsetting and unbearably detailed, Tender is the Flesh presents a horrifically believable dystopia with no happy endings and no silver linings. The writing is gorgeous and the pace is fast - I read this over the course of a morning and spent the afternoon picking my jaw up from the floor.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death