I'm listening to a book on Audible that is giving me some courage regarding a dark near future retold fairytale in which a poverty-stricken famine-struck United States sees citizens desperate for sustenance. Several years ago, the project may have seemed too brutal, even as a fiction. But now with the unfolding worldwide economic crisis, combined with inspiration from Augustina Bazterrica, I'm beginning to feel differently. A brief insight, found on LinkedIn: #bookstodon

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeannette-louise-smith-b4370533_with-the-obliteration-of-non-human-animal-activity-7185020773370073088-ekNP?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAFfFAkB-v60xuYwCsFqVc4rINtO5f1CFBs

Tender is the Flesh: Terrifying fiction that parallels reality | Jeannette Louise Smith

With the obliteration of non-human animal life, Agustina Bazterrica’s novel, Tender is the Flesh, depicts a human society that has devolved into a species with a complete absence of conscience, compassion, empathy, and morality.

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@MargaretSefton this sounds really interesting! (Even though I don't tend to read horror-ish) Just requested from my library.