Name: Tender Is the Flesh
Rating: 3.733688833124216 (797 reviews)
ISBN: 9781782275572

Agustina María Bazterrica

Everyone's eating human meat. Would you? A vivid, shocking dystopian novel from an Argentinian rising star.

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

Everyone's eating human meat. Would you? 'This book will pull you in, take hold, and not let go until you reach the final page – perhaps far longer than that. Without a doubt, my favourite read of this year' Christina Dalcher, author of VOX It all happened so quickly. First, animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then governments initiated the Transition. Now, 'special meat' – human meat – is legal. 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 gift to seal a deal: a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her in his barn, tied up, a problem to be disposed of later. But the specimen haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, her eyes that watch him, that seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost – and what might still be saved... Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentinian novelist and short-story writer. She is a central figure in the literary scene of Buenos Aires, where she co-curates the event series 'Siga al Conejo Blanco' and coordinates reading workshops. Agustina has published a short-story collection and two novels, for which she has won several awards. Tender is the Flesh, her second novel, won the prestigious Premio Clarín Novela and has been translated into nine languages and optioned for a TV series.

Tender is the Flesh

absolutely one of my favorite books ever. This really is how people act and think I feel like. It is pretty short but very good the author doesn't waste a single page. 

Cedar

La sb︢ita aparicin̤ de un virus letal que ataca a los animales modifica de manera irreversible el mundo: desde las fieras hasta las mascotas deben ser sistemt̀icamente sacrificadas, y su carne ya no puede ser consumida. Los gobiernos enfrentan la situacin̤ con una decisin̤ drs̀tica: legalizando la cra̕, reproduccin̤, matanza y procesamiento de carne humana. El canibalismo es ley y la sociedad ha quedado dividida en dos grupos: los que comen y los que son comidos.

CADÁVER EXQUISITO (MAPA DE LAS LENGUAS)

Incomodo y perturbador, pero sin duda una historia que te atrapa de principio a fin.

Gloriana Marvez

leaf

✨ Initial vibe: Unsettling, disgusting and intriguing. 💭 Loved: I absolutely loved the way the process of everything was laid out. Even though it was disgusting, it showed how inhumane humans can be. 🪞 Didn’t love: I got so bored of the zoo scenes. 🌙 Fav Quote: “The human being is the cause of all evil in this world. We are our own virus.” 🍵 Aftertaste: I felt empty and sad and angry.

charlowwe

Особое мясо

It is such an exciting book! I wrote this while reading it.

First, I want to discuss how the author describes different aspects using colors, making it so easy to understand. The white walls, white floors, and white clothes feel just like a psychiatric clinic. On the other hand, the green and blue walls in one of the departments signify freedom and grief (forests, grass, etc.). These symbols immediately tell me the true meaning of the situation.

Second, about the dream—I think all the metaphors speak to Marcos's own feelings and mental health. Marcos clearly has a mental illness. I don't know why, but I like this part so much. To be honest, this book completely spellbound me with its dark atmosphere.

OMG, I was so excited about Jasmine's pregnancy. I thought, 

I also really like the phrase or metaphor "all of them are his." It is so good because even though we are all individual people, we share identical emotions, thoughts, and feelings. We have a lot of good and bad qualities, just like everyone else. We are one of millions.

"Here and there, there are babies. He stops and climbs a tree to pick one of the babies, but when he manages to do so and holds the child in his hands, the infant disappears."

That dream, or his losing faculties, teaches us a lesson: if you experience severe stress and constantly think about it, it will haunt you everywhere. Stress just eats away at your brain and consumes so much information. So, I am really sorry for his dad. Also, maybe it is a shot in the dark, but I think the human slaughterhouse wasn't an accident—it mirrors the mental health of the main character.

"He pulls the meat tenderizer he brought from the kitchen out from behind his back and raises his arm. The blow hits its target, not just the forehead, but right in the center of the burned brand."

 would die, or that animals are just animals. A knife in the back from the most important person in your life... It is impossible.

sermon bible

It is such an exciting book! I wrote this while reading it.

First, I want to discuss how the author describes different aspects using colors, making it so easy to understand. The white walls, white floors, and white clothes feel just like a psychiatric clinic. On the other hand, the green and blue walls in one of the departments signify freedom and grief (forests, grass, etc.). These symbols immediately tell me the true meaning of the situation.

Second, about the dream—I think all the metaphors speak to Marcos's own feelings and mental health. Marcos clearly has a mental illness. I don't know why, but I like this part so much. To be honest, this book completely spellbound me with its dark atmosphere.

OMG, I was so excited about Jasmine's pregnancy. I thought, finally, this man will feel happy.

I also really like the phrase or metaphor "all of them are his." It is so good because even though we are all individual people, we share identical emotions, thoughts, and feelings. We have a lot of good and bad qualities, just like everyone else. We are one of millions.

I feel so sorry for his dad.

"Here and there, there are babies. He stops and climbs a tree to pick one of the babies, but when he manages to do so and holds the child in his hands, the infant disappears."

That dream, or his losing faculties, teaches us a lesson: if you experience severe stress and constantly think about it, it will haunt you everywhere. Stress just eats away at your brain and consumes so much information. So, I am really sorry for his dad. Also, maybe it is a shot in the dark, but I think the human slaughterhouse wasn't an accident—it mirrors the mental health of the main character.

"He pulls the meat tenderizer he brought from the kitchen out from behind his back and raises his arm. The blow hits its target, not just the forehead, but right in the center of the burned brand."

WTF?! I thought he would die, or that animals are just animals. A knife in the back from the most important person in your life... It is impossible.



Wow. I couldnt put this book down. It was dark, but unique, and kept me hooked. It’s a book I keep thinking about after I read it. This is my first book diving into the horror genre and it has set the standards high. Many times i thought “what did i just read”. 

Kupkake

grotesque and the ending left me PISSED. its philosophical too bc what even is the distinction between human and animal meat. what makes us so different

Saboroso Cadáver

Bárbara Borba

"It all happened so quickly. First, animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then, governments initiated the Transition. Now, 'special meat' - human meat - is legal. 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 gift to seal a deal: a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her in his barn, tied up, a problem to be disposed of later. But the specimen haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, her eyes that watch him, that seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved.."--Publisher.

one of those books that makes you think and think and think and think ... gruesome and grotesque, absolutely devoured

plantdad

Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat—“special meat”—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing. Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved.

disturbing and terrifying the more i think about anything in this book

james cao

🤢 everyone should go vegan idc this shouldn’t happen to animals either🥲🫵🏼

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