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jessiraemorton's review
4.0
Like most short story collections, Burnt Tongues has a couple of misses, but overall, it was a great read. Zombie Whorehouse, Bike, and Heavier Petting are probably my three favorites, because they push expectations and still make relevant social comments. Some of the other stories were shocking/gruesome but didn't seem to make a larger point. Even those stories were fun because the writing was good and the subject matter was pretty far out. Personally, I think transgressive fiction works best as satire or social commentary so those stories which seemed to be working on that level were much more enjoyable to me. Other horror fans may enjoy several of the other stories just for the content.
nkmustdie's review
2.0
"Zombie Whorehouse" by Daniel W. Broallt
-Completely dull, uninspired, and ends with the self-proclaimed martyr feeling proud for raping his rescuer.
-Completely dull, uninspired, and ends with the self-proclaimed martyr feeling proud for raping his rescuer.
juicypotato's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
botrap's review
4.0
Fair to say every horrible idea imagined made it into a story in this anthology...but mostly well written
katejohn's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. There were some gems. As Chuck P. mentions in his intro, some of these stories would hit different at different points in my life. But more importantly I’m SEVERELY disappointed in the representation of authors here. Apparently only men can write transgressive stories?? (shrug)
mponschke's review
4.0
A weird, cringe-worthy collection of short stories that will make you think about a lot of things you've probably never thought about. Just like Palahniuk's writing, you'll wonder why you're still reading these without being able to put it down.
shanz77's review
3.0
This is exactly what it says it is. The stories are well crafted, clearly have been workshopped very well. Unfortunately, it just wasn't really my taste. I'm not easily grossed out and only a couple of the stories stood out in my mind not for the as advertised transgression rather for some really well done phrases and pacing. I did enjoy a lot of technical things in the storIes, the pacing in most of them was tight and absolutely correct for the subject matter and length. This anthology absolutely has an audience, unfortunately it wasn't me.
wesleymccraw's review
4.0
The style of the stories starts to become repetitive, but still some good ones worth reading.