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The Unworthy
The Unworthy: A Novel | Agustina Bazterrica
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The long-awaited new novel from the author of global sensation Tender Is the Flesh: a thrilling work of literary horror about a woman cloistered in a secretive, violent religious order, while outside the world has fallen into chaos. From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can finddiscarded ink, dirt, and even her own blood. A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened at the center of the convent and of pleasing the foreboding Superior Sister. Outside, the world is plagued by catastrophecities are submerged underwater, electricity and the internet are nonexistent, and bands of survivors fight and forage in a cruel, barren landscape. Inside, the narrator is controlled, punished, but safe. But when a stranger makes her way past the convent walls, joining the ranks of the unworthy, she forces the narrator to consider her long-buried pastand what she may be overlooking about the Enlightened. As the two women grow closer, the narrator is increasingly haunted by questions about her own past, the environmental future, and her present life inside the convent. How did she get to the Sacred Sisterhood? Why cant she remember her life before? And what really happens when a woman is chosen as one of the Enlightened? A searing, dystopian tale about climate crisis, ideological extremism, and the tidal pull of our most violent, exploitative instincts, this is another unforgettable novel from a master of feminist horror.
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britt_brooke
The Unworthy: A Novel | Agustina Bazterrica
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More severe storms, including a very ominous rotating wall cloud, and a possible tornado, has left us without power. Book light to rescue. Readers are always prepared! It‘s supposed to rain all night. Flash flooding is the issue now. This spring really sucks so far. ⚡️☔️💡📖

Suet624 Oh boy. I‘m sorry. 1d
Texreader Yikes!! 1d
Ruthiella Hoping for the best possible outcome! 🙏 1d
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ericarobynreads Oh no! I hope the storm passes without getting worse! Thinking of you!! 1d
britt_brooke @Suet624 @Texreader @Ruthiella @ericarobynreads Thank you! 🩷 The worst has passed, thankfully! Now buckling down for a bunch of rain. Again. It‘s been a tiring weather week. 1d
Bookzombie Glad the worst has passed. We are in Indiana and agree about this spring. 1d
britt_brooke @Bookzombie Hoping we all get a break soon. 🩷 1d
Susanita That sounds scary! I hope the storm soon passes all the way out of the area. 1d
britt_brooke @Susanita Thank you 🩷🩷 1d
AmyG Hope all turns out okay. 1d
DaveGreen7777 Hope you get your power back soon! 🙏 23h
Trashcanman Wish you and the family the best. ❤️ 23h
dabbe Wowza! Stay safe! 💙💚💙 22h
BarbaraBB Stay safe 🤍 22h
squirrelbrain Glad the worst is over. ❤️ 21h
Bookwomble Good to hear the worst is safely over. I hope the rain doesn't become another worry. Good weather for reading, though 😊 19h
LeahBergen I‘m glad the worst is over! ❤️ 19h
Meshell1313 Oh no. Stay safe! 14h
Cathythoughts Take cares. Gorgeous pic though ❤️ 14h
Gissy I hope everything went okay and safe 13h
britt_brooke @DaveGreen7777 @Trashcanman @dabbe @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Bookwomble @LeahBergen @Meshell1313 @Gissy Thank you! All good. We lost power for 17 hours but it‘s back now. Tons of huge trees down in our neighborhood, but not at our house, thankfully. 9h
britt_brooke @Cathythoughts You‘re too kind! 🩷🩷 All is well now. Power back after 17 hours! 9h
dabbe BTW, lovely picture of you! 🩵💚💙 8h
britt_brooke @dabbe You‘re so sweet - thank you! 🩷 8h
Gissy @britt_brooke 🙌❤️❤️❤️ 1h
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Hooked_on_books
The Unworthy: A Novel | Agustina Bazterrica
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Mehso-so

I LOVED Tender is the Flesh, so I jumped on this when I saw it was the author‘s latest. I went in blind, so I at first enjoyed trying to puzzle out what was happening, but I eventually got a little bored and never quite recovered.

BarbaraBB That‘s too bad. I had high expectations but will temper them 2d
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AbstractMonica
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Mehso-so

The first half was hard to get through. There wasn‘t too much going on, and everything had to be figured out with little to no context. Once the story started picking up (and by that I mean the characters started interacting) I began to enjoy it more. It‘s a very short story, so I wish it would have moved quicker and had more of a developed back story. It was a bit predictable, but otherwise still enjoyed the ending.

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ReadingOver50
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Pickpick

Written with a lyrical, beautiful tone, the content of this book is of a horrible dystopian society. The world has all but been destroyed by environmental disasters. The humanity that remains is not doing well and it brings out the worst in people. The story was very descriptive at the expense of plot. But the last half of the book became more intriguing with the arrival of a new character.

And yes, my dog tried to eat my book

AnnCrystal 😳😂💕🐾💝. 6d
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sebrittainclark
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4/5

In a post-apocalyptic world after climate change destroys civilization, a woman keeps a secret journal in the mysterious and brutal Sacred Sisterhood.

The writing is brutally evocative of the end of the world. The horror and narrators rushed secrecy permeate every line. It was an unsettling read that will stick with me.

So many content warnings on this one.

#netgalley

vivastory I saw this at B&N last weekend and was surprised it's being released in paperback! With how popular Tender etc is I figured that the publisher would go for hardback only for first run, but kudos for them. 3w
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Sara_Planz
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This one was very dark and will stick with me for a long time. This bleak look at what is left of humanity also offers a look at the importance of love. Add in the fact that this story is based around a cult, which made it a book I knew I would sink into. Bazterrica explores feminism, power, and morality in only the way she can, and this book feels highly fitting in the times we are currently in.

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Megabooks
The Unworthy: A Novel | Agustina Bazterrica
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It‘s going to be a good month!! #aardvark

JamieArc I‘m so curious about The Unworthy. 1mo
Jess I bought The Unworthy last night or that would have been my pick. I‘m looking forward to it. I chose Jane O but love how much horror this book club has. Enjoy! 1mo
Sace I was really tempted by The Unworthy but that sneak peek gave me the heebie jeebies 😂 1mo
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Megabooks @Jess I‘m about to finish Jane O on audio. It‘s really good!! 1mo
BarbaraBB Oow interesting. I loved 1mo
vlwelser I want both of these. The selections this month are 🔥 1mo
Megabooks @vlwelser 💯💯 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @JamieArc I‘ve heard it‘s really dark but has amazing world building for such a short novel. (A lot like Tender!) 1mo
Megabooks @Jess I just finished Jane O and really enjoyed it! I hope you like it too! 1mo
Jess Good to hear. Looking forward to both of these! 1mo
BarbaraBB That sounds good. I preordered the paperback! 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB hey friend! Sent you an email. I‘m so sorry I haven‘t been around in the last month!! It has been really hard adjusting to all the changes here. I hope I haven‘t damaged our friendship and that you‘re doing okay. Miss you!! 💜💜 1mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Of course you haven‘t dear Meg! I completely understand and will write back later today. Missed you too 🩷🩷 1mo
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underground_bks
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Mehso-so

The author of Tender Is the Flesh returns with a post-apocalyptic cult of unholy terrors. As literary horror, I appreciate the disturbing and grotesque connections drawn between climate change, religious extremism, the oppression of women, the mutilation of the natural world, and the renewing and transformative power of love in action…but, as dystopia…to me, this felt derivative of The Handmaid‘s Tale and Oryx & Crake, without the political depth.