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Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
3.0
dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I feel like the ending invalidates any point the author was trying to make and relegates it all to grimdark “we live in a society” bullshit. 

The first half was a convincing enough metaphor for capitalism. The midpoint twist was confusing and meandering. And the ending was a flaccid mess. 

I feel like at some point this book just was gross for the sake of being gross.