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Great book if you can stomach it
“If a person with a first and last name can be eaten legally, and they’re not considered a product, what’s stopping anyone from eating anyone else?”Sheesh. This book was depressingly disturbing.A dystopian type novel set in the future where animal meat is no longer safe to eat (or so the public is made to believe by the government) so the “legitimization of cannibalism” is put in place- making “special meat” as they call it, the new normal. Not only this, but animals all brutally killed to mostly extinction, and all remaining animals are feared.Something I really liked about this book is it’s brutal and very important message about the very real disgusting horrors that go on in our food industry (especially meat and dairy) today. It calls out so many of mankind’s hypocrisies like how we feel mostly no remorse condoning the killing, torturing, and breeding an unnamed beef cows but feel disgust at even the suggestion of hurting a beloved pet. Bringing relevancy to the quote I pulled from the book at the beginning of this review, regular people or people with “fist and last names” as the book frequently references them, are not on the menu. Only the “heads” or “specimens” bred and raised in captivity - raised strictly for food.This book shines an important light on our lack of empathy and respect for other living beings as a society and the insatiable selfishness of mankind. The unspeakable things we do to other living beings in order to satisfy our hunger, our vanity, our entertainment, and our research. It’s uncomfortable because a the majority of this story is a twisted version of something very real.Moving away from the important message of this book, I found it overall a very good read. It successfully made me feel very bleak and hopeless, as it is a very depressing and disturbing book. The main character is someone I empathized with in the beginning but quickly grew to dislike and then pretty much despise by the end of the book.“She had the human look of a domesticated animal.”Even though this all sounds very negative, it was the books purpose so I consider this a successful read.The reason I took a star off the rating was because the writing itself was not that great in my opinion. I had to re read sections a few times in some places because it was written very choppy and lacked a cohesive flow.Overall as I said, although this book is disturbing and depressing as hell, I would recommend checking it out if you can stomach it.Definitely check TWs but pretty much assume there’s everything but the kitchen sink in this book as far as triggers go.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023
I just finished the book. I am neither impressed nor completely disappointed. From a horror-fan perspective, it hit the ground running and maintained my interest throughout, although I do think ultimately that this book was overhyped. Yes, there are graphic depictions of various atrocities, but they are brief and entirely expected for a story like this in this genre. The writing is choppy in places, and it feels as though the author was quick to wrap up a story that could have spent a little more time developing. Additionally, I was disappointed by the last line. It was the perfect opportunity to really punch the reader in the face with something profound and grotesque to wrap up this bleak and hopeless nightmare, but instead we were left with a sign-off that was so on-the-nose I had to re-read just to make sure I wasn't missing something.
Ultimately, this is a quick, easily digestible read that will hold your attention until you realize that you've devoured the last page and are not quite full.
Ultimately, this is a quick, easily digestible read that will hold your attention until you realize that you've devoured the last page and are not quite full.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020
First and foremost I want to bring to the light how impactful this novel is to the Argentinian community. If you don’t know I am half Argentinian. My mom was born and raised in Floresta, Buenos Aires. I was born in the US myself but was raised with all the Argentinian flavor. I’m also part Italian but being that my mom and dad were divorced shortly after I was born, I was raised surrounded by Argentinian customs. I drank mate, and had dulce de leche daily, and just like these traditions were kept, meat was cooked almost daily in my household. I LOVE STEAK! Even before I had teeth my mom gave me chunks of steak which I would suck until it was white (that sounds gross) but it was my life growing up. I say all of this to say that for an Argentinian author to write about the lack of animal meat is HORRIFYING! I can definitely see how the world can turn in a flash where the consumption of animal meat is so prevalent.
One thing I love about humans is how they change and adapt so quickly. Some may take more time than others but eventually everyone adjusts and continues, whether the changes are right or wrong. That is exactly what happens in this novel. No animal products you say? No problem. Let’s start farming humans to substitute meat. How terrifying is that? Processing plants lined up with head (humans) waiting to be slaughtered and shipped? Unfathomable. Taking a tour through all these facilities was not an easy task. We are “shown” through great description what the process of the slaughtering is like. Each room and area of the plant is explained (in great detail) through our main character Marcos. Marcos is an employee at one of the slaughterhouses so he gives us direct access to the goings on. Following him around is not only taxing, it is heartbreaking. He is a very somber character going through an internal battle with not only the state of the world at the time, but also his own challenges and failures in life.
With all that being said the part that I found unbearable is a world without animals!! How sad would that be? I couldn’t go a day without my furbabies, they make me smile and give so much meaning to my life. I want to give a little CW that there are some hard-to-read parts that involve animal cruelty. Not a lot but just be warned. Those parts wrecked me beyond belief. Don’t know what it says about me that reading about humans being slaughtered didn’t do anything to me, in fact I ate steak that night! And it was delicious! I’ve heard many people had a hard time eating meat after this gem. Not this Argentinian lol!
I could go on and on about this book but I won’t bore you any longer. This book was absolutely brilliant. It’s a must read!
BRILLIANT! But not for the faint of heart!
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020
How far are you willing to go for food? For meat? Are you willing to modify your morals? Would you follow everyone else even if it’s wrong? These are the questions that TENDER IS THE FLESH entices.Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020
First and foremost I want to bring to the light how impactful this novel is to the Argentinian community. If you don’t know I am half Argentinian. My mom was born and raised in Floresta, Buenos Aires. I was born in the US myself but was raised with all the Argentinian flavor. I’m also part Italian but being that my mom and dad were divorced shortly after I was born, I was raised surrounded by Argentinian customs. I drank mate, and had dulce de leche daily, and just like these traditions were kept, meat was cooked almost daily in my household. I LOVE STEAK! Even before I had teeth my mom gave me chunks of steak which I would suck until it was white (that sounds gross) but it was my life growing up. I say all of this to say that for an Argentinian author to write about the lack of animal meat is HORRIFYING! I can definitely see how the world can turn in a flash where the consumption of animal meat is so prevalent.
One thing I love about humans is how they change and adapt so quickly. Some may take more time than others but eventually everyone adjusts and continues, whether the changes are right or wrong. That is exactly what happens in this novel. No animal products you say? No problem. Let’s start farming humans to substitute meat. How terrifying is that? Processing plants lined up with head (humans) waiting to be slaughtered and shipped? Unfathomable. Taking a tour through all these facilities was not an easy task. We are “shown” through great description what the process of the slaughtering is like. Each room and area of the plant is explained (in great detail) through our main character Marcos. Marcos is an employee at one of the slaughterhouses so he gives us direct access to the goings on. Following him around is not only taxing, it is heartbreaking. He is a very somber character going through an internal battle with not only the state of the world at the time, but also his own challenges and failures in life.
With all that being said the part that I found unbearable is a world without animals!! How sad would that be? I couldn’t go a day without my furbabies, they make me smile and give so much meaning to my life. I want to give a little CW that there are some hard-to-read parts that involve animal cruelty. Not a lot but just be warned. Those parts wrecked me beyond belief. Don’t know what it says about me that reading about humans being slaughtered didn’t do anything to me, in fact I ate steak that night! And it was delicious! I’ve heard many people had a hard time eating meat after this gem. Not this Argentinian lol!
I could go on and on about this book but I won’t bore you any longer. This book was absolutely brilliant. It’s a must read!
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