Tender Is the Flesh

By: Agustina Bazterrica

Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama

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

great story, recommended

excellent story, loved every min of it. highly recommended to all horror and dystopian fans.

Bizarre but intriguing

Not for the light hearted. Fairly standard dystopian story but with a huge focus on characters. Would give it a read!

I COULDN’T READ THIS FASTER EVEN IF I TRIED.

WOW, WOW, WOW!

Post apocalyptic humans meets current world food crisis we’re actually in.

Well written.
Excellent story telling.
and that ending-

Damn!

Prepare to feel unsettled.

Narrator was excellent. Thought provoking book.
Trigger warning: infant death. I had somewhat prepared myself for the gore but it was the mention of the cot/baby death that upset me. If I had realised that it would be a theme in the book as a bereaved mother I would have given it a miss.
Fantastic story! How labels and terminology can convince humans to commit monstrous acts! Will stay with me.

Confronting and genius

If you can get through this it is totally worth it. This will make you question everything and challenge your deepest and most Internal assumptions about what makes us human, as opposed to what is humanity. Highly recommended. A stellar performance also.