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Tender Is the Flesh

By: Agustina Bazterrica
Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
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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...

©2020 Agustina Bazterrica (P)2020 Audible, Ltd
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I binge listened to this novel in two days. I don't want to spoil things so all I will say is I found it dark, gory and frightening as it shines a mirror on humans and the awful things we do to "livestock".

The pacing is superb. It left me with a feeling of horror and of the ground crumbling beneath me.

Shocking, brutal and fantastic writing

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Humans as cattle. Yeah its aggressive. But the story is boring at least I think so

Right it's gross but boring

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Excellent narration, I felt totally engaged the whole way through. I particularly enjoyed the ending and did not see it coming!

Excellent storytelling and narration, not to be missed!

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Dystopia indead, and a nightmare scenario. Let's hope mankind never feels that this is a route worth considering.

Wow!!

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I really chilling idea superbly written and narrated, deeply moving and thoroughly horrifying, it will stay with me.

Thoroughly original, compelling and chilling

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