A review by fletcher
Altmann's Tongue by Brian Evenson
4.0
A rough read.
Not for the faint of heart. Not even enjoyable, really. I didn't find this spooky or horrifying in the fun way that I do a lot of Evenson's work, but I can tell it's going to stick with me longer. The Doloriad is the closest thing I've read with a similar effect--grotesque, wandering, distant.
Honestly, I was wavering on what I would rate this, but the afterword gave me a lot to think about. While I have mixed feelings on death of the author, in this case I was glad to learn his perspective on his work.
Not for the faint of heart. Not even enjoyable, really. I didn't find this spooky or horrifying in the fun way that I do a lot of Evenson's work, but I can tell it's going to stick with me longer. The Doloriad is the closest thing I've read with a similar effect--grotesque, wandering, distant.
Honestly, I was wavering on what I would rate this, but the afterword gave me a lot to think about. While I have mixed feelings on death of the author, in this case I was glad to learn his perspective on his work.