Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
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Web ID: 17868554Horror With Heart
"Bury Your Gays" by Chuck Tingle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TLDR: This book is an example of why I love fiction. It's a "horror with heart" that reads like a fable. The terror in this is extremely relevant to our current cultural tribulations, and yet is timeless in the reflections of humanity. I encourage everyone with a brain to read this. Round of applause for Tingle! About: Misha is a screenwriter making a killing in Hollywood, until one day the board wants to change the trajectory of his characters for the season finale. Faced with the very real demons of his youth, Misha has to fight to stay alive. That's the thing though - in Hollywood, if no one is watching, are you even really living? ⚠️ Trigger Warnings: childhood abuse; homophobic bullying; fear of abandonment; personal growth and reconciliation; gore and dismemberment; ghost story anticipation/fear (think The Ring); aliens; consumerism. ⚠️ Full Review: This novel continually impressed me. Tingle's writing is definitely something I could fall in love with. He has a sharp wit and astute observations, that he combines with emotional humanity. The story of Misha is relatable no matter your sexual identity, and also is a real reminder of how necessary compassion is for everyone. I'm telling you - I know a lot of people don't see eye to eye with me when it comes to sexual and gender identity. This story is one example of why people should never be publicly mistreated based on something that is so personal (i.e. none of your business, unless they share it with you.) And on top of that, Tingle still raises the bar! In the background of this sci-fi-like thriller, is a challenge to all of us. Where are you putting your money? Because, at least in the United States, it really does matter. The companies do actually pay attention, to a sickening level. And also, there's a discussion about AI and how much we should really be utilizing it. It's all so well-written that I stand amazed at how a horror novel made me cry. This novel is not for the weak minded. Some people will think it's trash. I get it - not everyone likes to be held accountable. It's uncomfortable. For me though, this is in the running for my favorite book this year. Kudos to Tingle for writing a story that brought chills up my spine, piqued my brain, and warmed my heart. I truly am grateful I was able to listen to this audiobook (um sincere props to the team of voice actors too!) and am planning on buying a hardcopy to reread and treasure for years to come.
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Sci-Tech Horror
Bury Your Gays is social commentary thinly veiled, at times not veiled at all, as a sci-tech horror book and it works so well. Misha Byrne is a screenwriter who's studio wants him to kill off his gay leaning characters or make them go straight. He fights this directive and strange things start happening. Creatures from his past works start appearing and attacking him, his loved ones, and complete strangers. Where are they coming from? Is the studio's new tech involved? ,
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Queer Horror is back!
Whoa the pages of this book jumped out and came to life, I loved Camp Damascus and so I was expecting Chuck Tingle's new horror book to hit it out of the part again and Chuck didn't disappoint. The horror in this is palpable, the descriptions of the monsters was so clear that I felt the dread myself as I was reading this book. The way that Chuck Tingle builds tension should be studied because I have at the edge of my seat waiting for what happened next. The characters were lovable and you wanted to root for them. The gore in this was surprising, I'm normally not a squeamish person but there was a certain scene in a bathroom that made me yell out load because of how intense it was, something that no book has done in the last two years. This book deals with homophobia, both internalized and from outside and it does it so well. The trauma of queer people is described in such a real and heart wrenching way that I very quickly understood character's choices and motivations. I do see Chuck Tingle as a master of Queer Horror as Misha is in Bury Your Gays.
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Chuck Tingle Slays Me
Ok Chuck Tingle knocked it out of the park with this one! I know I talked smack about not liking Camp Damascus but did I love the reference to it in Bury Your Gays? You better believe it 😌 But this was great, incredible even! I feel like this book had everything, I loved this book so much I made a playlist about it. I didn’t rate it 5 stars just because I feel like it took a while for the action to really kick in and then the ending felt a bit rushed. Oh and I feel like the script parts were a fun vessel for the B plot but I don’t feel like it was all that successful. Anyways this was so gross and visceral and such campy F U N though! OH! And the book cover being relevant to the plot? Chef’s kiss! I’m so thrilled I gave this a chance despite my trepidation. Stop what you’re doing & read this. Perfect for fans of queer slasher horror & those of us who absolutely hate AI.
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Peak Genre-Bending
𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤. 𝐒𝐜𝐢-𝐅𝐢? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤. 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥-𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞/𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤. 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲? 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞-𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐭. 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒚𝒔. 𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝑜 𝒞𝒽𝓊𝒸𝓀 𝒯𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒, 𝑀𝒶𝒸𝓂𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝓃 𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜, & 𝒩𝑒𝓉𝒢𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒜𝑅𝒞! 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝓅𝒾𝓃𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝓌𝓃.
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Excellent thriller tangled with media world faults
This was my first Chuck Tingle book and definitely wont be my last! I dont normally read these genre but the description really had me interested and I'm glad I checked this one out. The entire novel is well crafted with twists and turns to keep the reader questioning the truth and endgame. The main character is engaging and someone you really root for and his horror creations he's facing are unique and unlike anything from current horror/thriller media. I think this book has a great underlying tone regarding the overuse and overtaking of media by AI, from art to writing full books its clear that one of Tingle's points was to highlight this. Additionally its a great play on the overused (even in 2024) trope of killing off your gay characters or putting them through some other tragedy. While I cant break down all the nuances myself layered in this one I can absolutely recommend it. An excellent and fun read!
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Best lamb ever!
Being in the splash zone when someone is Wile E. Coyote’d piano style isn’t the strangest thing that’s happened to Misha this week. He’s been nominated for an Oscar and he’s probably about to lose his job. Oh, and a bunch of the characters he’s written are out to get him. If he’d chosen any genre besides horror, this might not be quite as scary, but here we are. Misha is dealing with the evils of AI in creative spaces and the unscrupulousness of the entertainment industry, with a good dose of past trauma intruding on the present thrown in for good measure. “It’s no fun when your plotline goes sideways, is it?” Supporting Misha through the ups, downs and ‘OMG, we’re gonna die!’ are his boyfriend, Zeke, who’s the kind of too good to be true that you really want to be true, and his aromantic and asexual best friend, Tara. I loved Zeke and Tara in their supporting roles and spent much of my time with them hoping they wouldn’t be collateral damage. I needed more page time with Tara, though. There aren’t enough asexual characters, especially ones with personalities that bound off the page. Taking place in the same universe and after the events of Camp Damascus, this book has the body horror, the heart and the WTF that I was looking for. I didn’t even attempt to try to figure out what was going on when the impossible started showing up. I was happy to sit back and enjoy the ride, and enjoy it I did. This was such a fun blend of ‘what’s going to happen next?’ and ‘I need to see that movie!’ I wanted to watch every TV series and movie described, even the sequels. Especially the sequels. Best lamb ever! Thank you so much to NetGalley and Titan Books for the opportunity to read this book.
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LOVED
This book was such a treat! Weird thing to say about a horror book, but it's true. I enjoyed this book on audio, and I might be biased in saying this butI feel like this was the perfect way to consume this book. I am not much of a horror fan, can't watch scary movies and typically don't read horror, but I found this to be so good. It was shockingly funny at times, while slightly gory in some parts, but overall I had a very good time reading this book. I thought the content was thoughtful. I found the "bury your gays" concept to be explained fully, something that I was not fully aware of. I loved all the queer representation in this book, and appreciated the main characters own growth within this story and theme. I also loved how the author took on the thought of utilizing artificial intelligence in screenwriting and what sort of impact that it could have. It read more like a book about social commentary with a side of horror, which was the perfect mix to me! I enjoyed this book very much, and look forward to reading more of this author in the future. Thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for an advanced copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.
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