Altmann's Tongue by Brian Evenson

Altmann's Tongue

Brian Evenson with Neil Shah (Narrator)

9 hours, 16 minutes first pub 1994 (editions) user-added

fiction horror short stories dark slow-paced
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Evenson's first collection of 25 short stories and one novella, Altmann's Tongue (1994), garnered comparisons to Paul Bowles, Poe, and Kafka and is considered by many an existential masterpiece.  Chilling and severe, these stories reveal humans st...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 51 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

challenging: 85%

mysterious: 71%

tense: 71%

sad: 42%

adventurous: 14%

reflective: 14%


Pace

57% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
28% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Loveable characters?

83% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

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