Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

5 reviews

shiftycow1313's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

10/10, this book skyrocketed Chuck Tingle into my favorite authors. I LOVED this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Medical content, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, and Deadnaming

samferree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

There is not a shred of doubt that Conversion Therapy advocates would do this if they could.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Gun violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Death, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Child death, Hate crime, and Torture

vyralvyris's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Such a fun book, really fun view on what is and is not a sin to the eyes of demons and people.  Always love a cult story.  The only thing keeping it front a 5 is the pacing is a bit of a drag at the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Kidnapping

Minor: Deadnaming, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Confinement, and Gun violence

If you don't like bugs in horror, I wouldn't fully recommend. It isn't super graphic, but if insects in people is a trigger, fully do not recommend reading this however good it is.

kit666's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I am honestly shook that Chuck Tingle wrote this. His stories are already ridiculouly well written for such silly prompts and now this? I love it!

I loved the way autism is represented here. It's not positive or negative or Rose's only trait. It's just a part of her. Same with the queer representation. Being queer in a religious setting is already horror in the real world and I think Tingle has woven a fantastically horrific supernatural element into it. I would love to know more about the demons and hell and everything that goes on down there. Who do they serve? Is Camp Damascus the only camp of its kind? What's the history behind it all? Did the demon's get the campers families too? Did the other campers regain their memories? I'd love to read a sequel!
The parts with the flies were especially disgusting and horrific to me. Loved it! So disgusting! When they crawled out of Dr. Smith's tear ducts I had to rub my eyes to remind myself that it wasn't happening to me. 
I also loved the spin on hell being cold and demons being killed by fire. I'm sure it's been done lots of times, but it was a first for me and super interesting. 
The entire found family aspect was heartwarming. The bond between Willow and Rose still remaining after all this trauma and them not immediately going back to "before" when they met again was lovely. It draws you in, when something so human happens.

A lovely found family supernatural horror book. I loved it!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Confinement, Torture, Deadnaming, and Gun violence

throwback682's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Torture, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

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