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|title=Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories
|author=Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Widmyer and Richard Thomas
|rating=4
|genre=Short Stories
|summary=Saying certain things out loud just don’t sound right. Some things are so disturbing or politically incorrect that you are best off leaving them inside your head, or better yet not thinking of them at all. When these words are spoken they could lead to the sensation of Burnt Tongue; an aftereffect of knowing what you said was wrong. Are you prepared to enter the world of Transgressive Fiction that aims to disturb, alienate, disgust and question?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178329552X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=The Best British Short Stories 2014
|summary=Roald Dahl’s name on a book has for me always meant I was in for a fun and imaginative read. His children’s books are the pinnacle of children’s literature and combine fantastic ideas with wordplay and some of the most amusing characters and situations. The stories for a younger audience always managed to thrill and entertain both adult and child and reading them aloud is a joy. In short I believe Roald Dahl was a true master of storytelling. I have however only actually read one of his adult books before reading this collection of short stories.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405910100</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=The Dinner Club and Other Stories
|author=Rob Keeley
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=''Being on home dinners gives Aidan the chance to make some money...''<br>
''A bridesmaid and a page chase a runaway wedding cake...''<br>
''Mia and her Dad turn detective...''
 
These are just a few of the premises you can try out for size in Rob Keeley's third book of short stories for middle grade readers. He's really having some fun with this format. I approve. We need more short story collections for this age group. They're entertaining and they appeal particularly to reluctant readers. Short stories like this can act as a springboard to full-length novels.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783060603</amazonuk>
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