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, ...
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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.
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An absolutely brutal, revolting, and consistently provocative sort of hyperbolic commentary on consumerist society and the human ability to justify and/or ignore atrocity being committed when it is both normalized and kept at a distance from the everyday person. In my opinion, it was flawless in putting a vivid image in your head and delivery of its message. Do NOT read this book if you are faint of heart. I am normally a downright horror addict and gorehound, and yet this book at points really did bother me a bit. It's an experience though, and a book that I feel will stick with me for a while.
LEAH
Jan 2, 2021
Horrific and so disturbing
This was easily one of the most horrifying, disturbing novels I've ever read. It starts slow and didn't answer one of the biggest questions I had, but the premise had me turning pages so freaking fast. I just had to know what happened. This is definitely not for the faint of heart, and with how graphic it is, I'm so very grateful for my aphantasia.
Trigger warnings for practically everything you can think of.
