[Reading] Camp Damascus - Short thoughts
Jan. 30th, 2024 10:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoJust finished Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus.
It's a supernatural horror centred around dealing with the aftermath of evangelical anti-gay conversion therapy. And reversing it.
When I first heard the premise, I wasn't so sure whether it'd be my thing - but I was sucked in right away, so there is that. I really enjoyed the point-of-view character's narrative voice.
The horror is pretty creepy! Both the supernatural horror and the, well, more mundane real-life kind of horror. Brr.
I really enjoyed Rose, the main character, a lot. And those close to her, who come into the picture later in the book. I find myself wishing to spend more time with all of them; it's not really the kind of book that'd call for a sequel, though. (Fanfiction, maybe.)
Enjoyed it! Worth reading, I think. It definitely made me want to read more of Chuck Tingle's horror works.
It's a supernatural horror centred around dealing with the aftermath of evangelical anti-gay conversion therapy. And reversing it.
When I first heard the premise, I wasn't so sure whether it'd be my thing - but I was sucked in right away, so there is that. I really enjoyed the point-of-view character's narrative voice.
The horror is pretty creepy! Both the supernatural horror and the, well, more mundane real-life kind of horror. Brr.
I really enjoyed Rose, the main character, a lot. And those close to her, who come into the picture later in the book. I find myself wishing to spend more time with all of them; it's not really the kind of book that'd call for a sequel, though. (Fanfiction, maybe.)
Enjoyed it! Worth reading, I think. It definitely made me want to read more of Chuck Tingle's horror works.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.