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Chuck Tingle

Auteur van Camp Damascus

134 Werken 925 Leden 47 Besprekingen Favoriet van 2 leden

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Werken van Chuck Tingle

Camp Damascus (2023) 312 exemplaren
Straight (2021) 32 exemplaren
Space Raptor Butt Invasion (2015) 20 exemplaren
Space Raptor Butt Trilogy (2016) 20 exemplaren
The Art of the Tingle (2015) 11 exemplaren
Bury Your Gays (2024) 11 exemplaren
Taken By The Gay Unicorn Biker (2014) 10 exemplaren
Bigfoot Pirates Haunt My Balls (2015) 8 exemplaren
Butt Wars: Rogue Buns (2016) 5 exemplaren
Pokebutt Go: Pounded By 'Em All (2016) 5 exemplaren
The Tingleverse: Monster Guide (2019) 4 exemplaren
Bigfoot Sommelier Butt Tasting (2015) 3 exemplaren
Fake News, Real Boners (2016) 3 exemplaren
Unicorn Butt Cops: Beach Patrol (2015) 3 exemplaren
Monday Pounds Me in the Butt (2016) 3 exemplaren
Pounded By The Gay Unicorn Football Squad — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
The Picture Of Dorian Gay (2021) 1 exemplaar
Escape from the Billings Mall (2020) 1 exemplaar

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Geboortedatum
20th century
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
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Hugo Award Nomination

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I was so excited for this book when I heard about it – a horror story about a gay conversion camp written by a person named Chuck Tingle, I mean what more do you need in life? – but I was disappointed with the actual thing. The premise is so promising: the fundamentalist a-holes who run the camp are both metaphorically and literally evil, using demons to keep the kids from gaying it up via Pavlovian torture. But Chuck doesn’t seem to be able to deliver the goods. The actual story he writes around that premise is weirdly unimaginative; for example, the solution to getting rid of the demons seems too simple and too easily executed, and the explanation for their existence involves poorly explained Science and Latin (?) thrown in for good-intentioned purpose. Also, there’s just no palpable tension. I wasn’t ever all that nervous or scared for the characters. And then there’s the writing itself, which is…not great. Not every single noun needs an adjective, and you don’t always have to go for the $20 word when the buck-fifty word is perfectly fine and in fact the better option. So, in the end, I did need more and that’s sad.… (meer)
 
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electrascaife | 13 andere besprekingen | Feb 16, 2024 |
When I read stories like this, I gather that my personal feelings build a vendetta bigger than the wronged afflicted. I suppose I wear my heart on my sleeve and when it's broken I pull out the brick walls and teeth. That being said, I felt the afflicted in this novel were very kind to their antagonists. I mean, the other stuff that just happen to take place in the end was warranted and maybe that was a sort of egg shell line the writer decided was best.
I was positively surprised that my subgenera was flirted with a bit in this novel, because who doesn't love a good possession. The idea behind that really drove me forward along with the intellect of the main character. This book did not go the way I thought it would, and that was quite enjoyable. I just wanted those teeth.… (meer)
 
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cmpeters | 13 andere besprekingen | Feb 2, 2024 |
Camp Damascus was a decent horror debut with a great love is love message.

Despite that this book is marketed for adults, it's very much a slow-burn YA novel. The book went in a completely different direction from what I was expecting. From the description, I thought this was going to be a super dark and disturbing tale that takes place at a conversion camp, but the conversion camp just gets talked about a lot and we don't actually get to see it until near the end.

I really liked the world-building, Neverton felt real and the Kingdom of the Pine church gave me the ick. The characters were well-written and I loved all of the lame dad jokes.

I'd recommend checking this one out if you're looking for a YA horror story with a happy ending and a positive message.
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hisghoulfriday | 13 andere besprekingen | Dec 20, 2023 |
I've never read a "Tingler", those self published books self published on Amazon that features gay dinosoars, butts, and other things that I've never had an interest to read. So when this book was a the library, I took a chance. I really wasn't expecting much. And to my surprise, its a really well written book, From the conservative Christian Family, to the people running Camp Damascus. It also manages to be something more than the stereotypes - Rose is autistic and she is written as thoroughly flawed person with sexual interests, rather as an emotionless robot, or very disabled.

As for the story, Mr. Tingler kept me guessing as to what Camp Damascus is and what happens at it, I had a number of theories, but it went to a place I wasn't expecting. The book isn't perfect, there is some weirdness and a few things that don't make sense - but as a reader, it kept me on feet, and the ending was very well done.
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TheDivineOomba | 13 andere besprekingen | Dec 16, 2023 |

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Werken
134
Leden
925
Populariteit
#27,745
Waardering
½ 3.7
Besprekingen
47
ISBNs
45
Talen
3
Favoriet
2

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