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Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

As captivating as this book was, I was disappointed in the lack of exploration about how/which humans were selected for consumption. Felt like a lost opportunity to talk about how race/class/orientation, etc. could have played into that decision and brought more depth to the story. Although an ineresesting story, the gory detail and lack of depth wasn't compelling enough to warrant a higher score.