Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica - 211 pages
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.
Oh my goodness fans horror...this book is for you! I love the unique concept of this book. I absolutely could not put it down. Yes it's a bit gory and the thought of eating humans is disgusting but the way this is written, it sucks you in. What happens to the gift Marcos is given? How does the gift change him?
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