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Narrated by:
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Joseph Balderrama
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Written by:
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Agustina Bazterrica
About this listen
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.
©2017 Agustina Bazterrica. English language translation ©2020 Pushkin Press Limited. Originally published in Argentina in 2017 by Alfaguara as Cadáver Exquisito. All rights reserved. (P)2020 Audible, Ltd. All rights reserved.You may also enjoy...
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Leila
- 2022-06-24
was recommended and told it was very twisted
really wasn't that exciting to me, very predictable and slow going. good narration though. not scary.
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- Alicia h.
- 2021-11-28
DISTURBING
I like others was not expecting that kind of ending. I thought he loved Yasmine……..
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-08-18
you're gonna need a strong stomach for this
phenomenal story, great voice work, but man if it doesn't become incredibly uncomfortable every once in a while. loved the ending. loved everything about it.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- James S.
- 2021-09-18
Disturbing
This was a fantastic look at a potential reality.
It was a gruesome, heart wrenching read that makes you wonder how far we would go to survive and be happy.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Kris Pheasant
- 2023-07-30
Want a part 2
The story is good, but I guess I would have liked more details. Maybe a sequel? I’d read that too.
I also find myself wishing to hear from a woman protagonist as her experience in this world would be so different from Marcos’.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Selina Boëtius
- 2023-11-22
Wow
Definitely a great read, not as gory as some made it out to be. Love the main character, hated him by the end
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Christian
- 2022-09-08
Horrifying and captivating
This was interesting… a short and disturbing read. A well done book nonetheless. Do not read if you have a fickle stomach.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Holly Banfill
- 2022-10-22
So Horrific. Best I've Finished in a LONG Time
I just finished and the hair on my arms are prickled. Reminds me of Blindness in how this horror show of a reality became normal. At times, it bends your own take on morality.
Spoiler alert: Moral Cannibalism is better than Black Market cannibalism here.
Well worth the credit as it's the most jaw dropping story I've finished in years.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-02-26
definitely a disturbing listen- loved it
a very captivating book! not for people with a weak stomach. i throughly enjoyed it!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Patrick lahey
- 2024-05-01
Narrator has a whistle when pronouncing S's
every time the Narrator pronounces an S, he let's a whistle out that is so harsh to the ears, especially in headphones. I'm over half way through and it's become so infuriating that I'm not sure I can finish this listen
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