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A review by zaiphon
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I chose "Bury Your Gays" as a part of a book subscription and went into this blind. What I found was a fast paced part gorey horror, part sci-fi, part childhood trauma that is a part of a main character's growth.
"Bury Your Gays" touches on topics specifically related to homophobia, misogny, and queer erasure in society/hollywood media. Our main character, Misha, is a troubled screenwriter who is still struggling with internalized trauma in accepting his sexuality and coming to terms with pieces of his past. As the story progresses and these crazy monsters created from Misha come to reality, I really enjoyed the parrellels of revisiting Misha's past and how it became the seeds that bore the horror stories he has written. However, I felt like I needed more and would have preferred some more exploring with Misha in his past and able to confront some of those characters in the present.
The last half of the book felt that it shifted the story in a different direction, to ultimately resolve the main conflict. But, it felt too rushed or like there was something missing from the narrative (what made me fall in love with the first half of the story in the first place). Overall, enjoyed reading and exploring the topics touched in this setting.
"Bury Your Gays" touches on topics specifically related to homophobia, misogny, and queer erasure in society/hollywood media. Our main character, Misha, is a troubled screenwriter who is still struggling with internalized trauma in accepting his sexuality and coming to terms with pieces of his past. As the story progresses and these crazy monsters created from Misha come to reality, I really enjoyed the parrellels of revisiting Misha's past and how it became the seeds that bore the horror stories he has written. However, I felt like I needed more and would have preferred some more exploring with Misha in his past and able to confront some of those characters in the present.
The last half of the book felt that it shifted the story in a different direction, to ultimately resolve the main conflict. But, it felt too rushed or like there was something missing from the narrative (what made me fall in love with the first half of the story in the first place). Overall, enjoyed reading and exploring the topics touched in this setting.