![]() ![]() The novel centers on Marcos, a slaughterhouse worker whose life is in shambles. In spite of this, it’s clear that the heads understand what is happening to them pregnant heads must have their limbs removed so that they do not induce their own miscarriages. Called “special meat” or “head”-as in “heads of cattle”-these individuals have their vocal cords removed and are raised outside of mainstream society so that they never learn to speak. ![]() Society has stripped certain humans of their rights in Tender Is the Flesh, to such an extent that it is now illegal to even refer to them as human. Tender Is the Flesh is an absolutely riveting read, provided you can stomach the constant dehumanization and gore. It goes without saying that fans of literary fiction and horror will find a lot to love here. The meatpacking industry has shifted to processing human flesh, and most people seem to have gotten used to the new normal by the time the novel opens.īazterrica’s slim book explores what makes us human…and reveals just how easily we can neglect and abandon members of our own species. In the aftermath of the pandemic, society has normalized and subsidized cannibalism. Some people have chosen to go vegan, if only because they can’t stomach the mainstream alternative. Tender Is the Flesh imagines a possible near future in which a zoonotic virus has forced humanity to find protein sources besides animal flesh. ![]()
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