Straight, Chuck Tingle
Straight, Chuck Tingle
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Straight

Author: Chuck Tingle

Narrator: André Santana

Unabridged: 3 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/23/2023


Synopsis

"With his enthusiasm for spoken-word poetry, improv, and nonbinary politics, up-and-coming voice talent 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

Straight, two-time Hugo Award nominee Chuck Tingle’s first horror novella, is now in audio!

When a strange tear in the cosmos appears within Earth’s annual path, the consequences are disastrous. For one night a year, the vast majority of humans now undergo a frightening mental change, transforming into hateful, rage-fueled zombies who will stop at nothing to satiate their desire for brutality.

While not much is understood about this horrific mass hysteria, the demographic it effects is very specific: cisgender straight people.

A few years after the first of these tragic events, four friends from across the queer spectrum look for safety in solitude, hunkering down in a remote desert cabin for what is now known as Saturation Day. With a vaccine available for straight people to curb their violent episodes, some predict the worst is over. Others aren’t so sure.

As night falls, it becomes clear that survival isn’t guaranteed this Saturation Day.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

About Chuck Tingle

CHUCK TINGLE is the USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus, Bury Your Gays, Lucky Day, Fabulous Bodies, and Straight. He is a Locus Award winner, and a finalist for the Bram Stoker and CALIBA Golden Poppy Awards. Tingle is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy who lives in Los Angeles, California. Tingle writes to prove love is real, because love is the most important tool we have when resisting the endless cosmic void. Not everything people say about Tingle is true, but the important parts are.

About André Santana

André Santana is an audiobook narrator on a journey to tell great stories. Brazilian-born and Seattle-raised, he now lives in NYC where he's recorded 150+ titles across genres. In his work, you'll hear a flair for human and connected performances crafted around the voice of the text. André believes that humanity lives inside the heartbreak, comedy, drama, and other dimensions books deliver, and that a great audiobook meets that with intention and artistry. His work has been celebrated with several Earphone awards, Audie nominations, by the Voice Arts Awards, One Voice Awards, and more.As a non-binary and Black narrator, he loves both telling stories that match him and disappearing into new characters across the literary multiverse. Find him in the throws of a coming-of-age novel, on spellbinding fantasy journeys with quirky companions, or in the thick of suburban drama.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve

Let me tell you, if you want to have a fun conversation, sit down with your significant other and explain to them who Chuck Tingle is, what he writes and how he is a two-time Hugo Award Finalist. And just for giggles, show them some of his covers. But, on a series note – here we are, Mr. Tingle’s fir......more

4.5 stars rounded up This was delightful. My first time reading from Chuck Tingle and while I guess this came out in 2021, the audiobook is about to be released and I was able to get a copy for review. Straight is a well-executed horror comedy with social commentary and now I'm even more excited for......more

A horrible thing happens once a year in this book. Some sort of affliction has infected the population and it turns all the straight people into rage demons who attack and murder all of those who are not. But now that there's a vaccine (that *some*, ahem, may or may not have taken for, *ahem* reason......more

Goodreads review by DeAnna

Once a year, the straights go insane. And everyone else is left to cope. This is a horror novella from erotica author Chuck Tingle. I'm not into erotica, so I have bought but not finished his work before. This, I finished in one day. (Granted, it's shortish.) It was quite the page turner, with great......more


Quotes

“A joyful, furious romp through dark places, Tingle proves he's as good at fear as he is at love.” —T. Kingfisher, bestselling author of What Moves the Dead

"Camp Damascus is a hell of a ride. Tingle is right at home in the horror genre - he delivers all the thrills of a slasher while exploring the deep wounds that can be inflicted by broken systems. This book is worth your time." —Sarah Gailey, author of Just Like Home

“Intelligent, cleverly written, and subversive. A strong and brilliant story of identity, love, sincerity, and personal triumphs even when things get dark.” —R.R. Virdi, USA Today bestselling author of The First Binding

“Thrilling, engrossing, surprising, and ultimately uplifting. I loved it. Tingle blends horror and sincerity and makes it look easy, producing a mystery of betrayal and righteous justice that you won't forget.” —Ryan North, New York Times bestselling & Eisner-winning author


Awards

  • Library Journal Best Books of the Year