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

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.

"Zombie Whorehouse" by Daniel W. Broallt
-Completely dull, uninspired, and ends with the self-proclaimed martyr feeling proud for raping his rescuer.

Kind of a waste of time.

Fair to say every horrible idea imagined made it into a story in this anthology...but mostly well written

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)

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.

Good read for a Palahniuk fan.