Five Novels About Eating People

(in order of preference)

1. Under the Skin by Michel Faber (a narrative masterpiece, with considerable polemic value)

2. Animals by Don LePan (a polemic masterpiece, with considerable narrative value)

3. Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

4. Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

5. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Bonus novel: Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison (There’s no overt people-eating here, but it’s haunted by the film adaptation, Soylent Green.)

— November 3, 2022

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