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A review by marik0n
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
3.75
Let me start by saying that this is a book not only challenging to read, but also challenging to talk about. I am confident that I could write a whole paper on it and still not be done.
First things first, it’s giving [book:The Getaway|60114406] vibes. However, I could hardly compare this masterpiece to anything else. I would strongly recommend reading it if you liked this one.Â
The premises are simple; animals have a virus that makes eating them lethal for humans, therefore the human race turns to cannibalism and eventualize manages to legalize it. Think of pretty much any industry which (ab)uses animals and replace them with humans and there you have it.Â
The first very notable thing I encounter in this book was the mass hysteria caused by the inability to consume animals no more. People preferred turning to cannibalism instead of veganism since they can’t get all the necessary amino acids from plants (just turn a blind eye to the fact that we are talking about an extremely advanced dystopia setting).
I see a lot of people being extremely shocked and uncomfortable by this book. Even though I could not possibly say that there are no valid reasons to feel this way, I need to point out that this book perfectly demonstrates the cruelty we normalize to the point it almost seems moral on the daily (ex. Palestinian genocide happening right now). Humans have demonstrated again and again that all it takes to dehumanize a group of people is to convince yourself that they have something different about them so they are not really humans. I find the fact that humans bred to be eaten are never called humans in this book very interesting. They are ‘heads’ or ‘(special’ meat), but never actual human beings. It is terrible and unacceptable when a meat with a first and last name dies, but that’s the only fate ‘heads’ are going to experience.Â
Besides the obvious issues regarding animal cruelty, and the much harder circumstance women have to deal with, a lot of political issues regarding mass manipulation rise as well.
The third person narrative really reinforces the stance the main character holds (i.e., I do not approve of that, but I won’t really do anything to put an end to it) as it kind of offers you a bird’s view on what it happening and possibly allows you to distance yourself from it.
To be completely honest I saw the ending coming around the middle of the book when a certain… situation occurs. After all, it is a well-known fact the in periods of was or any other event that brings imbalance to our otherwise ‘civilized’ society women always have it harder. The ending of this book is evident of that, besides other thing.
I would recommend this book, because it can be the base of endless fruitful discussions. However, I would strongly recommend that you check out the trigger warnings before picking it up as they are countless.Â
First things first, it’s giving [book:The Getaway|60114406] vibes. However, I could hardly compare this masterpiece to anything else. I would strongly recommend reading it if you liked this one.Â
The premises are simple; animals have a virus that makes eating them lethal for humans, therefore the human race turns to cannibalism and eventualize manages to legalize it. Think of pretty much any industry which (ab)uses animals and replace them with humans and there you have it.Â
The first very notable thing I encounter in this book was the mass hysteria caused by the inability to consume animals no more. People preferred turning to cannibalism instead of veganism since they can’t get all the necessary amino acids from plants (just turn a blind eye to the fact that we are talking about an extremely advanced dystopia setting).
I see a lot of people being extremely shocked and uncomfortable by this book. Even though I could not possibly say that there are no valid reasons to feel this way, I need to point out that this book perfectly demonstrates the cruelty we normalize to the point it almost seems moral on the daily (ex. Palestinian genocide happening right now). Humans have demonstrated again and again that all it takes to dehumanize a group of people is to convince yourself that they have something different about them so they are not really humans. I find the fact that humans bred to be eaten are never called humans in this book very interesting. They are ‘heads’ or ‘(special’ meat), but never actual human beings. It is terrible and unacceptable when a meat with a first and last name dies, but that’s the only fate ‘heads’ are going to experience.Â
Besides the obvious issues regarding animal cruelty, and the much harder circumstance women have to deal with, a lot of political issues regarding mass manipulation rise as well.
The third person narrative really reinforces the stance the main character holds (i.e., I do not approve of that, but I won’t really do anything to put an end to it) as it kind of offers you a bird’s view on what it happening and possibly allows you to distance yourself from it.
To be completely honest I saw the ending coming around the middle of the book when a certain… situation occurs. After all, it is a well-known fact the in periods of was or any other event that brings imbalance to our otherwise ‘civilized’ society women always have it harder. The ending of this book is evident of that, besides other thing.
I would recommend this book, because it can be the base of endless fruitful discussions. However, I would strongly recommend that you check out the trigger warnings before picking it up as they are countless.Â