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A review by nixieba25f
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
challenging
dark
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? No
4.75
Honestly I’m just ecstatic to read an autistic character who knows she’s autistic written by an autistic author. Even though my Way and Rose’s Way are very different, I still felt more at home in her head than I have been with any other character in my 25 years of voracious reading. And as a horror fan and queer person, I was compelled by the narrative and pleased at the avoidance of certain tropes (cough bury your gays cough). I definitely would have loved a more extended novel where I could spend more time falling in love with these characters and drawing out the tension, but Camp Damascus was a perfectly good snack-sized story.
Thank you Dr. Chuck for proving love once again!
Thank you Dr. Chuck for proving love once again!
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail