Tender Is the Flesh
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Agustina Bazterrica
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.
Thriller
Horror
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Author
Agustina Bazterrica
Pages
224
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2020-08-04
ISBN
1982151307 9781982151300
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"Wow! Crazy book! It’s got some similarities to animal farm but it’s completely original. It talks about issues today in society, which are current such as environmental issues and ‘fitting into the norm’. It has some stuff similar to the quarantine, it’s like no book ever written. Corrupted politicians and government systems, just everything including veganism! #horror #thriller #argentina #españoltoenglish #translated #book"
"Masterfully done and mercifully short. Absolutely disgusting, but read it!"
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CaitVD
"This book was SO INTERESTING! It was a crazy dystopia that really made you think about the power our words hold. It did lose a star tho due to the way it was written, making it a bit confusing at times. But if you are going to read this, be prepared to take some breaks because of how disgusted you are"
"Brilliantly written and absolutely haunting the ending hits you like a gut punch"
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