A review by transcendent
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.0

Chuck Tingle they could never make me hate you!
now I know his usual is the haha funny but reading Camp Damascus made me want to get back into reading horror after so long, which is absolutely a feat.
the symbolism of the flies, the religious imagery, the unabashed gayness, the way that contemporary issues like conversion therapy camps was handled and it wasnt sensationalised- but rather given a place in the society which our protagonist Rose grows up in and is seen as necessary in the religious sect that they're in (love when somethings built up just to get burnt down to the ground!).
needless to say, autistic gay people stay winning, we will be weird and we will burn down your outdated institutions one demon at a time (but maybe not as literally as Rose).

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