(English is not my first language, I read the book in Hungarian)
Spoiler alert
What would happen if animal meat were unsafe to eat? How would people solve this problem? Well, not with artificial meat or vegan options. After all, we are all meat and can be eaten.
First, let me say that even though the book was less than 300 pages, I read it for a month or more, as I had to stop after a few chapters, as it became too much to read.
As for the book, the main character is Marcos, who now lives alone because his wife moved back in with her mother after the couple lost their infant son. Marcos works for the Krieg meat factory as a travelling representative, and on one occasion, he is given a female specimen as a gift. First, he leaves her in the barn, but when Marcos gets drunk, he commits a crime that can cause much trouble for him.
The story is told from Marcos's perspective, and we learn about his childhood, his family and how others deal with the new world order. Most of the things are explicit: the tour of the meat factory and a sexual scene between Marcos and a female butcher are quite detailed.
Many topics appear; the most obvious is the ethical question of eating human meat. Others are the dehumanisation of people, grief and how media and other forces can manipulate people.
I would recommend this book for people who want to read a horror-dystopia; be warned, it can be gruesome, but it gives a lot to talk about.
