Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

295 reviews

ghoulettev's review

Triggered me as a queer exvangelical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

raptorq's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Ableism and Drug use

ohsunnyaa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

caseyreadslol's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

vividly saw the quirky little retro b movie inspired romp this could be in adaptation but if I had to read heck/etc one more frickin time.......

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

mcuthill's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

Loved the concept, but the writing style is very stereotypical YA; every emotion or reaction is ratcheted up a few notches too high, and nary an opportunity is missed to punch things up with an extraneous adjective or adverb. Despite obvious efforts to flesh her out, the MC feels oddly hollow in that 'insert self here' kind of way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

nicolaparty's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

pancakes4all's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Car accident

corsetedfeminist's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m not sure how to write a review for this book without giving away most of the plot, but I shall attempt. 
This book is a ride, and I mean that in the best way possible. What the plot sometimes lacks in detail and worldbuilding logic, it makes up for in sheer heart and aesthetic. 
It wasn’t what I explicated, from the descriptions I’d heard, but I think it’s actually better. I’ve often seen it described as a conversion therapy horror novel, but I’d describe it more as a loosing the fear of hell horror novel. 
I love the main character, who was incredibly relatable to me as a fellow autistic lesbian recovering from fundamentalist religion, and the romance was so sweet and simultaneously an embodiment of rebellion and freedom. And Saul is the perfect sidekick. 10/10 chosen family. 10/10 cathartic vengeance on the homophobes. 
I’d best describe this book as the love child of a Frank Peretti book and Good Omens. 
Please be forewarned that there is a lot of bug related horror, and act accordingly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

yoursam's review against another edition

dark inspiring fast-paced

3.25

"You've got no shadow."

My shadow stretches on for miles, fully engulfing the city below.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

shadowykittenwizard's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Gaslighting