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A review by soobooksalot
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.25
Want some horror with your Pride?
Thank you to Tor Nightfire for my gifted copy for review!
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle held some surprises for me. In addition to horror and dark humour, there was heartbreak.
Misha Byrne is a screenwriter in Hollywood, and is told to "bury" the gay characters on his current show by killing them off or be straight by the season finale. "For the algorithm", you understand.
When he refuses, Misha inexplicably begins encountering some of his previously-created horror movie characters. In real life. And they're much less pleasant in person than on the page.
It's a fantastic premise, but it's the "Inspiration" chapters that hit me in the feels. They tell of Misha's upbringing as a young person struggling with his sexuality and the heartbreaking reactions of others.
I thoroughly enjoyed the author's previous, Camp Damascus. Bury Your Gays is an entirely different feel, but no less enjoyable. Tingle's writing is all-out, unique and worth adding to your TBR.
Recommended!
For release on July 9
Thank you to Tor Nightfire for my gifted copy for review!
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle held some surprises for me. In addition to horror and dark humour, there was heartbreak.
Misha Byrne is a screenwriter in Hollywood, and is told to "bury" the gay characters on his current show by killing them off or be straight by the season finale. "For the algorithm", you understand.
When he refuses, Misha inexplicably begins encountering some of his previously-created horror movie characters. In real life. And they're much less pleasant in person than on the page.
It's a fantastic premise, but it's the "Inspiration" chapters that hit me in the feels. They tell of Misha's upbringing as a young person struggling with his sexuality and the heartbreaking reactions of others.
I thoroughly enjoyed the author's previous, Camp Damascus. Bury Your Gays is an entirely different feel, but no less enjoyable. Tingle's writing is all-out, unique and worth adding to your TBR.
Recommended!
For release on July 9
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Murder