Bury Your Gays

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 606 ratings

Price: 13.47

Last update: 01-09-2025


About this item

This program features multicast narration.

"André Santana brings a personable feel to this satirical sci-fi romp.... This audiobook is a fast-paced cocktail of social commentary, humor, and horror." —AudioFile on Straight

Bury Your Gays is a heart-pounding new novel from USA Today bestselling author Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead.

"Brilliantly bloody, wildly fun, and extremely scary, Bury Your Gays brings a sledgehammer down on tired tropes and makes a masterpiece of their guts."—Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep

Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell.

But finally, after years of trying to make it, his big moment is here: an Oscar nomination. And the executives at the studio for his long-running streaming series know just the thing to kick his career to the next level: kill off the gay characters, "for the algorithm," in the upcoming season finale.

Misha refuses, but he soon realizes that he’s just put a target on his back. And what’s worse, monsters from his horror movie days are stalking him and his friends through the hills above Los Angeles.

Haunted by his past, Misha must risk his entire future—before the horrors from the silver screen find a way to bury him for good.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.


Top reviews from the United States

J. Edgar Mihelic, MA, MA, MBA
5.0 out of 5 stars Your New Favorite Writer
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2024
I liked Camp Damascus so much that I pre-ordered Bury Your Gays the minute I saw it announced and didn’t read anything about what it about because I didn’t want any sort of spoilers.

I was rewarded with a fun and exciting read. I would say that Tingle is becoming my favorite working writer (Gaiman helping that out by removing himself from consideration) even though the queer horror that Tingle writes isn’t my normal genre. Nor is the other genre that Tingle is rather more known for. This book came on Tuesday and I picked it up on Saturday and read the whole thing. Now I’m thinking I should have read it a bit slower to savor it, but there is just incredible narrative momentum that I couldn’t put it down.

What’s it about? Broadly, it’s about the life of an artist and what we call success and selling out and friendship and multiple vectors of queerness. It’s also about Hollowood and AI. It may be a bit over the top for some people, and there is one place where I was taken a bit out of the narrative but overall, it is good book that you should read.
Angela Dey
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2024
I can only think of one word to describe the writing in this story: visceral. You don’t just imagine the story unfolding in your mind but you feel it too.

This story is so powerful, painful and heartwarming all at the same time. Beyond the science fiction and horror, which is a really great part too, is the reality that some of us feel when we don’t quite belong. Or I guess I should say when we don’t feel like we belong because we’re constantly being shown and told stories of what “normal” is. We bury our identities as a way to fit in, I guess, but then it gets hard to breathe.

I appreciate seeing work like this that celebrates queer identities and allows them to outlive the tropes we often see in movies and books. And I love that Tara gets to be a hero too! There’s very little ace and aro representation in literature so I am so happy she’s here!

There’s so much to love about this story and I highly recommend it!
BucolicBook
4.0 out of 5 stars Very readable
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2024
I’ve read one Chuck TIngle title prior to this, and while it wasn’t my personal thing, I really appreciated Mr. Tingle’s commitment to plot, and skilled writing. I remember the whole exchange between CT, Neil Gaiman, and Patrick Rothfuss and am still waiting, with countless others, I’m sure, to read The Wise Man’s Butt, so when I saw this title, I was excited to read it. I started it the same day (I have way too many books on my tbr list right now, with earlier publication dates, but this is the book that got read. In less than a day. Why? Because I couldn’t put it down.

So many messages in these pages. It’s not perfect (too much was unexplained for my taste) but it’s perfectly readable.

I’m looking forward to reading future novels, and am planning to read the author’s Camp Damascus soon.

Recommended.

Thank you to Tor Nightfire and NetGalley for the DRC
Thomas Dotson
5.0 out of 5 stars Got a light?
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
This book does. Tingle is a really great writer. Clearly imaginative yet very direct. You get what he's putting down no matter how wild. This book is particularly great in it's horror genre set up and pay off. Also John Lasseter proxy getting crusjed by a piano in the first twenty five pages. Hell ya. Bury your gay bb
AK
5.0 out of 5 stars Queer triumph
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024
It's only July, but this is my book of the year for 2024. After I finished it, I bought the audiobook so I could experience it again. It's always a joy to read thoughtful and well-told queer stories, and Bury Your Gays delivers.

More personally, I'm asexual, and seeing myself validated on page was unexpectedly empowering. Thanks for telling such a wonderful story, Chuck.
Andrew Fry
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, frightening and fast paced.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
Genuine edge of your seat situations, a fun look at the entertainment industry from someone clearly in the know. Emotionally impactful, humorous and at times bats ass crazy, one of those books you don't want to put down.
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Andrew Fry
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, frightening and fast paced.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
Genuine edge of your seat situations, a fun look at the entertainment industry from someone clearly in the know. Emotionally impactful, humorous and at times bats ass crazy, one of those books you don't want to put down.
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Taylor Hathcock
4.0 out of 5 stars An amazing horror
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2024
I think this book is an amazing and fun horror. It has all the elements of the sarcastic and feisty main characters. I really enjoyed reading this one and struggled to put it down. I thought it was really cool how Misha who is only openly out in LA, though all of his movies and shows really indicate his sexuality, refuses the networks demands to kill his gay characters off. I really enjoyed the reasoning for this because throughout the story we get flashbacks to pivotal moments in Misha's life and how important seeing a character like him was. I really enjoyed also getting to see some of the moments from his past that inspired his movie characters. However, it was devasting that all of these moments were traumas pertaining to his sexuality.

I think the horror part of this book was so cool. It felt like all those creepy things you love about your favorite horror movies. It had horror tropes and then it was like nope, not going the way you thought sorry. It had some super gross moments which also really fit the horror movie vibe. I think though at the root the story was less about the horror and addressing the monsters from our past that hold us back in some way or another. I have to admit that now I need more horror books by Chuck Tingle in my life basically right now. It was just such an engaging read. I would highly recommend it.
Kayleigh
5.0 out of 5 stars Listen up Buckaroos!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
An absolute masterpiece that proves love is real and the validity of the queer experience.

**SOME SPOILERS AHEAD TROT LIGHTLY**

This was some of the most unnerving violence I have read to date and I couldn’t stop reading any of it. (The broken don stuff was just INSANE). I also thought the AI angle was incredibly well thought out and clever. (As well as horrifying). Now, the Asexual representation, Tara was probably hands down my FAVORITE thing about this entire novel. (I mean, there was an awful lot I loved) but EVERYTHING about Tara just felt like a warm hug and someone I fiercely love, look up to and admire. I hope everyone has a Tara in their life. Once again, Bless Chuck for giving us another novel so authentic and unabashedly queer and full of queer authenticity, struggles and joy.

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