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- 1The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood0
- 21984 by George Orwell0
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- 4Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier0
- 5The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde0
- 6The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum4.5
- 7All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr0
- 8My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult0
- 9A Little Life: A Novel by Hanya Yanagihara4.5
- 10The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne4.4
After a virus makes all animal meat deadly, humanity has transitioned to legally farming and consuming human flesh—euphemistically called "special meat." Marcos works at a processing plant trying not to think about his grim profession until he's given a live human specimen as a gift, forcing him to confront the horrifying world he's helped create. As he begins to see her humanity, he must grapple with what society has lost and whether redemption is still possible.
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Quick Comparison: Books Like Tender Is the Flesh
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | 0 | 1985 | — | Closest match |
| 1984 | George Orwell | 0 | 1949 | — | Similar vibes |
| Crime and Punishment | Fyodor Dostoevsky | 4.7 | 2012 | 608 | Similar vibes |
| Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier | 0 | 2012 | 448 | Similar vibes |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde | 0 | 1890 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Corruption of Hollis Brown | K. Ancrum | 4.5 | 2025 | 384 | Similar vibes |
| All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | 0 | 2014 | — | Similar vibes |
| My Sister's Keeper | Jodi Picoult | 0 | 2005 | — | Similar vibes |
| A Little Life: A Novel | Hanya Yanagihara | 4.5 | 2015 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Scarlet Letter | Nathaniel Hawthorne | 4.4 | 2005 | 212 | Similar vibes |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What books are most similar to Tender Is the Flesh?
The most similar books to Tender Is the Flesh are The Handmaid's Tale, 1984, Crime and Punishment.
What should I read after Tender Is the Flesh?
After finishing Tender Is the Flesh, readers most commonly pick up The Handmaid's Tale next.
Who writes books like Agustina Bazterrica?
Authors similar to Agustina Bazterrica include Kazuo Ishiguro, Cormac McCarthy.
What genre is Tender Is the Flesh?
Tender Is the Flesh is a Literary Fiction novel by Agustina Bazterrica, published in 2020.
How long is Tender Is the Flesh?
Tender Is the Flesh is 240 pages long.
About Tender Is the Flesh
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans-though no one calls them that anymore.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.