Tender is the Flesh: The dystopian cannibal horror everyone is talking about! Tiktok made me buy it!
Jan 2020 · Pushkin Press
3.9star
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'A thrilling dystopia that everyone should read' DAZED'A hideous, bold, unforgettable vision of the future' i-D MAGAZINE'A gut-churning, brilliantly realised novel' DAILY MAIL If everyone was eating human meat, would you? Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her tied up in an outhouse, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved...
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3.9
47 reviews
Raf
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December 3, 2024
I couldn't finish this book. That's a compliment I believe. The mood it creates and the way it messes with your instincts/feelings is something else. So be warned, it's not a light read but definitely recommended if you're up for it.
Bethany Wade
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October 11, 2022
Not as great as people say. I bought this book as I kept seeing how it's supposed to be awful, shocking and "the worst book I've ever read" in terms of horror and gore. It is none of these. While there are parts that turn your stomach a little, it's nothing too shocking. You feel as you're reading it that it's leading up to something, but that "something" never comes. You're teased with a revelation, and then the book ends. It's a good read, but nothing special.
Shannah Waight
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January 5, 2023
It's not as shocking as people make out, it depends on your tolerance for gore. I found the ending predictable and kind of underwhelming.
About the author
Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentine novelist and short-story writer. She is a central figure in the Buenos Aires literary scene, co-curating the event series 'Siga al Conejo Blanco' and coordinating reading workshops. She has received several awards for her writing, most notably the prestigious Premio Clarín Novela for her second novel, Tender is the Flesh, which is being translated into 10 languages.
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