In a dystopian world where a virus makes animal meat inedible, the government legalizes the breeding and slaughter of humans, referred to as “special meat.” Marcos, employed at a human meat processing plant, becomes increasingly disillusioned with the brutality of this system. As his personal life unravels, he is forced to confront his moral beliefs and humanity, leading him to question the world he participates in. This is a chilling novel that made me question the consumption of animal meat and the human’s view of the value of animals. Highly horrifying and disturbing, but good for the fact that it turns the brain upside down.
“He sees the boy, Estebancito, gesture to the girl, Maru. He always laughs at the thought of the catastrophic dilemma his sister would have found herself in if she’d had two girls or two boys. Naming children after their parents is stripping them of an identity, reminding them who they belong to.”
Original title : Cadáver Exquisito
Translated from Spanish