Tender is the Flesh

Great book. Really bloody and messed up. It's really graphic, has a good pace, keeps you hooked till the last and the end makes you go - "What ?!!" Never read a horror book per se before this but I loved this one.

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So the thing is however different a person may seem at first, deep inside we all are an animal who on a given scenario may end up eating each other one day. Nobody is an exception to this. Now coming to the book, it is well translated from spanish by sarah mosses, so points for that. The story is from the 3rd person view. It is fast paced and not too long. The ending will definitely leave a mark on the reader and will stay lingering in the mind for some days surely. This is a very unique kind of dystopian horror novel that shakes the reasoning of its readers. Where are we headed to with all this overpopulation is a vital question it asks on a very subtle note. This is one of my best reads this year and overall ranks high in the list of my most liked books. I will highly recommend it but will also suggest proceeding with caution since it is high on difficult and disturbing topics.

You can read the book at a pleasant speed and the plot moves smoothly. But, it places too much emphasis on shock value and neglecting or stepping aside anything humane. Resembling Critical animal studies, the book is intended to provoke a discourse of animal ethics and factory farming. Yet by making all humans cannibals, I think it misses the point of treating every organism with respect. Will anybody care about others if your own species is demented. More importantly, it homogenizes animals, reducing all their diversity by just calling them animals, grouping fishes, insects, dogs, cats, snakes and parrots. I found that rather Cartesian, something the novelist would have aimed to critique.

Very interesting book, given the world is already heading towards it’s demise. But the book? Great quality covers and thick sturdy pages.

Extreme gory, horror & scary book. This isnt like a story or a plot, it’s as if the writer reports of things happening in a dystopian universe. Keep away from children or weak-minded adults. It can give U nightmares. The narration of capitalising human meat consumption, making it legal is written clear & concisely, easy to understand of how that world operates making breeding humans as livestock. Finished this in 6hrs. Gruesome, but a curious-filled read. Am going to watch cartoon movies now to ease my mind.

The book was very heavy. I read it completely in just three days and it has some gruesome content. The story is very bizarre which is expected. It was fun to read but I would have loved if there was more to read.

I really enjoyed the book. I had the weirdest dreams though

I liked the story and the themes it presented but at the end it felt kind of rushed as if the author had nothing else to talk about. I also wish the characters were more fleshed out because at times I would confuse each character have to re read sections to see if it was another character or a new one other than that it’s a good read. The ending was a shock lol

Novela de lectura rápida que no te deja indiferente. No apta para lectores aprensivos. Sitúa al lector en un futuro distópico en què los humanos no pueden comer animales, por lo que recurren a la carne humana, que crían en granjas, con leyes y normas para regularlo. La normalización es lo que pone los pelos de punta y no puedes dejar de pensar cómo podría llegar a ser posible, o no ...

3.75 on IG. Could you imagine what it would be like to be a cow/chicken or a pig in this world? What it would feel like to be bred for consumption? right, me neither but I sure can imagine it now after reading this nightmare of a book😅. I didn't list the TW because this book has all of them and I simply don't have the time.. I really liked the deeper message behind this story and the way the author paints a picture is brutal. She did not hold back. Everything is graphic, every scène is being told as if you would just be stating facts. The writing felt razor sharp. The problem I had with this was the sudden drop in the middle of the world how it is now. There's not enough backstory/detail included what makes it feel unfinished. The ending is really unexpected and I'm over here like, what do you mean this is the end??!! I kept tapping my Kindle to check where the remaining pages were🤣. Some people like to have open endings like this but I absolutely hate it. I just need more answers 🤪 The one thing that this book has accomplished is that I now have the strong urge to become a vegetarian. Mixed feelings.

An original story that is violent, original and a peek at a human society that adapts to circumstances. Not for children.

Finished reading almost a year ago, and I'm still thinking about it. The ending is spectacular, truly a joy to see that such stories can still be written in the abyss of contemporary unoriginality.