Does the dog die?
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Tender Is the Flesh
Book • 2020 • Horror
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Zuzu
Explicit torture of puppies.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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HankT
No, but the book has heavy themes of child loss. specially grieving an infant
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Is an animal abandoned?
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shame
there is mention of people abandoning their pets when it first starts
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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AJP1123
Not for spectacle, no.
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graywolf2010
It’s implied that the narrator was SAed as a child, and he SAs two women (one repeatedly) over the course of the book
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Zuzu
Explicit discussion of sexual assaults trafficking and murder of a teenager.
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Addiction
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
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shame
no specific scene, but all animals die
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Does a pet die?
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shame
main character’s two dogs
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Are there bugs?
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Anonymous
Mosquitos are mentioned. Butterflies in part 2 chapter 14. Cockroach in part 2 chapter 17
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Assault
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DontKillFido
Multiple women are beaten (not necessarily slapped though)
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Is someone drugged?
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DontKillFido
Someone is given tranquilizers before being killed
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Is there pedophilia?
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DontKillFido
Yes, it recalls a disturbing act of pedophilia followed by the cannibalism of that same child. However it’s not very detailed.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Part 2 chapter 5, discussion of trafficking and the violent assault of a 14 year old girl.
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grubb
multiple counts of people who are unable to consent being r---ed
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Beez
that just is the equivalent of onscreen in a book
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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DontKillFido
They shave all hair on all of the victims, and there’s cutting via knives and machetes.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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DontKillFido
Vocal cords are removed, and throats are slit.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Anonymous
In part 2 chapter 10
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Is there body horror?
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DontKillFido
There is a vast amount of body horror including: men, women, pregnant women, children, fetuses, and animals
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Is there amputation?
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Zuzu
Very explicit & disturbing, not just in a way you would expect from the subject matter.
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Does a head get squashed?
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LexMal
Not squashed but heads are hit with clubs multiple times.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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DontKillFido
Genitals are removed, as well as abused
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Does someone become unconscious?
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DontKillFido
Many people
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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shame
no, but one dies (no scene or anything it’s just mentioned)
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Does a kid die?
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grubb
SIDS
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Is a minor sexualized?
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s/a of a minor (chapter 5, part 2)
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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HankT
a group of puppies are killed brutally. theres also alot of mentions of killing animals (both farm animals and pets)
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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HankT
spoilers (both minor and major)
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the main character is grieving his son who died as an infant and later in the book his father passes away
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the main character is grieving his son who died as an infant and later in the book his father passes away
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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birdsRfake
Not exactly a toy but there is a part where the MC burns a crib/cot that belonged to his late son
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Does someone cheat?
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shame
main character cheats on his wife with 2 women
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Fear
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Is someone eaten?
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EnragedTiefling
The core horror of the novel is the normalization and industrialization of cannibalism.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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shame
several times in the book there’s pretty vivid scenes of people spoiling themselves, pretty much just that though
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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DontKillFido
People are kept in cages against their will
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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DontKillFido
Not transphobic but there is a homophobic slur used. F*g is used a couple of times.
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Anonymous
No. People are tortured with electric flooring. This is not the same thing as ECT.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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For hormones in preparation for ivf
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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DontKillFido
Dementia/ Alzheimer’s, and Depression/ Deep level of grief
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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DontKillFido
No but there is a mention of a preventative measure that workers take to stop victims from being able to kill themselves.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
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Anonymous
I would say yes. Blood is taken from pregnant women, causing them to miscarry. It is known that this will occur when the blood is taken, and it is against the will of the pregnant women.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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DontKillFido
Pregnant women are hunted for sport
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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birdsRfake
C5
f@g is said in pt 2 ch 5
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Zuzu
People are denied their humanity and there is a lot of talk of lack of intelligence that can be triggering in this context.
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Is there hate speech?
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shame
yep, a homophobic slur if that counts
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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DontKillFido
Pedophilia
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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shame
there’s a church thing that sacrifices their members for the greater good, they come to the plant and aren’t really a big part of the plot
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Sex
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Is there bestiality?
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KaraBelcher
In the context, kind of. Some humans are treated as animals so I feel like it *almost counts as bestiality.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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DontKillFido
Most of the female victims are virgins, and there’s multiple counts of these virgin women being sexually assaulted
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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DontKillFido
Most of the women and a couple men
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there BDSM?
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Electricalsun
Rough sex of questionable consent, but not bdsm
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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EnragedTiefling
The main character's father has dementia.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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shame
main character’s father has it
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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Lmss
No but their are people who live in the “wild”
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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DontKillFido
A truck does and many people die
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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DontKillFido
It’s a very violent and gory book from beginning to end
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Is there gun violence?
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Anonymous
A man commits suicide by shooting himself
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