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Tender Is the Flesh
- Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Tender Is the Flesh
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Publisher's Summary
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...
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-2022
Loved it
incredibly gruesome, grotesque and gory, thought provoking . could not stop listening to this one, nor for the faint of heart or of weak stomach
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- Soraya
- 05-08-2021
Different
This is definitely different to anything I've ever read before.
If you are at all squeemish it probably isn't for you.
The only thing I disliked was initially I did struggle knowing which character the narrator was talking about due to the rapid third person.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-01-2023
A good quick entertaing read.
It wasn’t as disturbing as I thought it would be, (Bones and All definitely succeeded in that regard) the concept was just too outlandish perhaps? It was entertaining though, and the voice actor was great. Female voices a little bit ick but overall great. A relatively short book, resulting in a fast paced story with no messing around.
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- Sports and Geek
- 19-10-2022
Near perfection!!!
Wow. I just wish there was more..
Not only one if the best read, well paced novels of the year but the book itself for me — is as wondrous, entertaining, enthralling & captivating as it is jarring.
An experience unlike any other, this is literary excellence in all of its glory!!!
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- Top Secret
- 06-07-2024
Uncomfortable and thought provoking
A story that was so interesting and uncomfortable at the same time. The ending was not what I was expecting!
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- Naedrax17
- 17-01-2021
Disturbingly good.
Trigger warnings for animal abuse & rape.
Marcos works in one of the processing plants & his good at his job, but he is also dealing with the death of his son, breakdown of his marriage, his fathers ailing health & now a 'head' (woman) has been gifted to him. The story tells how humans are now farmed for meat & the legalities of the process. But the woman gifted to Marcos is now a problem.
This book is disturbing from beginning right up until the very last moment. Is told very well & made me cringe quiet a few times in all the right ways. Stuck with me after I had finished.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-2022
Morbid, Dark, and Kinda Gross
Dystopian nightmare, society at its worst. Don't trust the protagonist. All I will say.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-02-2023
So weird but worth every second
This book is so detailed and weird. It makes you question so much about societal norms. I would recommend it to everyone.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-2023
Great story, excellent performance
I really enjoyed this book, some descriptions were quite dirsturbing but I was mostly shocked by how realistic the laws and protocols around consuming ‘special meat’ felt. As the cover art suggest, the story really had me wondering if I lived in that world, would I behave any different?
The ending left me feeling somehow shocked yet unsurprised at the same time. A great conclusion for this story.
I think the narration was my favourite audiobook performance of the year. Perfectly suited for the story.
In all I thought this was great book topped of by an excellent by Balderrama.
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- Ashlinn
- 04-07-2021
Definitely interesting
Would definitely say this is a must read. It’s very interesting and fascinating. Nowhere near as graphic or traumatising as other reviews make it seem.
Ending wasn’t the best would love to see this book made into a movie or series.
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