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Burnt Tongues by Richard Lemmer, Daniel W. Broallt, Michael De Vito Jr., Tony Liebhard, Neil Krolicki, Jay Shaw, Brien Piechos, Richard Thomas, Amanda Gowin, Gayle Towell, Tyler Jones, Chris Lewis Carter, Terence James Eeles, Dennis Widmyer, Adam Skorupskas, Matt Egan, Jason M. Fylan, Gus Moreno, Fred Venturini, Chuck Palahniuk, Keith Buie, Bryan Howie, Brandon Tietz, Phil Jourdan

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anianneooh's review

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4.0

Dark, darker, darkest.

katepowellshine's review against another edition

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2.0

A decent collection, but don't expect most of these stories to actually be transgressive. Some were, but some were merely sensationalist, and others verge on boring. Perhaps I wouldn't have found any of them boring had the copy on the back of the book been so eye-rollingly over-the-top. I should have known better. Don't get me wrong, though; I enjoyed many of these stories.

tcgarback's review against another edition

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4.0

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Critical Score: B+
Personal Score: B+
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dateinprague's review

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dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

blives2dance's review against another edition

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4.0

Live This Down - 4.5/5
Charlie - 4/5
Paper - 3/5
Mating - 3/5
Melody - 2/5
F for Faker - 5/5
Mind and Soldier - 3/5
Ingredients - 5/5
The line forms on the right - 5/5
A vodka kind of girl - 3/5
Gasoline - 4.5/5
Dietary - 5/5
Invisible Graffiti - 4/5
Bike - 2/5
Heavier Petting - wtf did I just read 4.5/5
Engines, O-rings and Astronauts - 4/5
Lemming - 3.5/5
The routine - 4/5
Survived - 2/5
Zombie Whorehouse - 5/5

jessiraemorton's review against another edition

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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.