Reviews

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

cremepouff's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

emileegargano's review against another edition

seems like a really good book but it’s too dark for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

bhaberling's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

joey777777's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

tomjgwatson's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

emmadinh2's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I wanted to throw up the entire book!!!!!!!!!!! But that ending I think I re read the last chapter about 5 times. Extra .5 for the ending

mugosmoogo's review against another edition

2.0

I read this and I read it fast. I was pretty hooked. Baseline probably three stars for some of the occasionally nasty imagery alone (there could have been more for a book about cannibalism I’M SORRY). Why two stars?

The main character gave me nothing. His actions often felt out of no where. I get the hopeless ending, but it felt abrupt. Some of the “symbolism” was so blunt. The puppy thing?
Also, I think if you’re going to go with ~we eat people rather than plant based proteins now~ you have to give the reader more. Obviously the author is going with man is evil (see puppy thing above). Everyone?? Is evil?? That’s the moral?
It’s a cool and gross horror, I think it could have been cooler and grosser with additional nuance.

cmarieha's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

2.0

jfeldste's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence

leona_isbookcrazy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0