Although it is a bite-size story, I found myself taking multiple breaks throughout. As I’m sure you’ve gathered from the premise above, it was a journey, to say the least. She had warned me that it was a lot to take in, but I am always up for a challenge. Treated terribly, they work their way through the plant until they are approved to be consumed as food by the rest of society.Ī friend of mine recommended this book to me a couple of months back and I had to put it off for a small amount of time to make sure I could give it my full attention. The novel follows a man named Marcos who works at one of the human meat processing plants, where humans are labeled as “heads” to lighten the load. After completing this novel, I would recommend it to anyone willing to give it a try. This is the storyline of the fiction title “Tender is The Flesh,” written by Spanish author Augustina Bazterrica and translated to English by Sarah Moses. As a response, the government then allows citizens to consume a “special” meat: humans. However, tensions begin to arise when not everyone can conform to a non-meat lifestyle.

As a response, everyone transitions into a life of vegetarianism.

Imagine waking up to the news that while you were sleeping, an infectious virus had been discovered within all animals, poisonous enough to kill humans upon consumption.

Tenders of flesh