Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

32 reviews

sebrittainclark's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Medical content, Violence, Cursing, and Confinement

mandi_lea's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

eeriekeri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Murder, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Torture, and Homophobia

Minor: Kidnapping and Confinement

stegs's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Car accident, Homophobia, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Violence, Cursing, and Vomit

ichewonpushpins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

The scariest part of the book wasn't when the horror fully ramped up, it wasn't the gore. It was the beginning when Rose experiences gay thoughts while living in an evangelical household and her dad starts gaslighting her. The anxiety wouldn't leave me for like 30 minutes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Homophobia, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Car accident, Homophobia, Confinement, Lesbophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

anarmandameg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Torture, and Violence

rhaydragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Car accident, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, Sexism, Ableism, Animal death, and Outing

Minor: Domestic abuse

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. Everyone’s reading experiences are subjective, so I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me on Instagram: @bookish.millennial or tiktok: @bookishmillennial

Rose, an autistic 20-year-old begins having visceral reactions and confusing memory blocks, much to her parents’ weariness and unease. She sees commercials for Camp Damascus, a gay conversion therapy camp which has a 100% success rate and no “reversions”.

I liked the overall messaging of curiosity as a necessary and “good” thing for anyone. I also enjoyed that Rose began creating her own verses rather than subscribing to a religion that essentially gaslighted the fuck out of her ❤️‍🩹 This ultimately wasn’t my favorite work by Chuck Tingle, but I’m still excited to continue reading more from him! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Gaslighting, and Vomit