Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Straight by Chuck Tingle

4 reviews

annathechaoticreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Dr Tingle did it again! This was one of the best novellas I have ever read. Straight was creative, terrifying, disturbing, heartwarming (at the end), cathartic and incredibly impactful. This should be mandatory reading for all people who consider themselves allies to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Books very rarely genuinely scare me but this one did, I have been thinking about it consistently and it has changed the way I think about ally ship and queer solidarity. No notes. I do not have a single criticism for Straight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ashielovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

A satirical survival horror-thriller written by Chuck Tingle of all people is not something I expected to be my fourth read of 2024 and for it to be this good (????!) is something that I didn't expect at all. Straight deals with a lot of heavy topics and does it really well, it's quite scary to think of such a prospect irl. The slasher parts were super good and got me on the edge of my seat. Overall am I happy that I stumbled upon the name of this book on a youtube video's comments, damn right I am. Go pick this up rn folks (if you can handle the satire, woke parts with your horror). Added bonus that the cast is super diverse!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Biphobia and Transphobia

eggboy397's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Biphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

regnistegra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Torture and Transphobia