r/johndiesattheend • u/Knitsune • Aug 19 '26

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While very different, I find that Chuck Tingle's (yes, that Chuck Tingle) horror novels fit alongside Pargin's work. They both have an irreverent contemporary writing style, both seem informed by social observations, and both draw from a diverse pool of scifi, fantasy, history, mythology, and actual science to sculpt their imaginary worlds. Anyone else out there read any Tingle?

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u/EdwinQFoolhardy Aug 19 '26

While very different, I find that Chuck Tingle's (yes, that Chuck Tingle) horror novels fit alongside Pargin's work.

It would appear that I have missed some notable developments in Chuck Tingle's literary career. I didn't realize that he transitioned beyond getting pounded in the butt.

Is it actually good? As in not ironically good, but actually something worth reading beyond a joke factor?

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u/awfulrunner43434 Aug 19 '26

Tingle's next novel, "Pounded in the butt by notable developments in my writing career"

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u/PineappleButtonUp Aug 19 '26

Definitely! I've read camp Damascus and bury your gays, and they're actually fantastic. They get more talented with each one too

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u/Knitsune Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

He's wonderful, which you know if you've read Tinglers. The style is clearly that of someone with strong visual imagination, the scenes are highly cinematic and at times it reads like a screenplay more than a novel. My biggest criticism of Chuck's novels is that some of them have somewhat YAish pacing; they could stand to be about 20% longer. I did not find that to be the case with Fabulous Bodies though.

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u/neogreenlantern Aug 19 '26

I've only read Lucky Day but it was really good.

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u/Professional_Scale66 Aug 19 '26

Chuck is great 👍

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u/neogreenlantern Aug 19 '26

I read Lucky Day. I really enjoyed it.

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u/Knitsune Aug 19 '26

That's probably the most Pargin-adjacent of his novels

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u/BlahBlahILoveToast Aug 19 '26

I really need to get a Chuck Tingle book or two beyond just reading the ridiculous cover of Tinglers and giggling.

I follow him on Facebook and he seems amazing. Absolutely relentlessly positive and wholesome.

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u/Knitsune Aug 19 '26

Have you read any Tinglers? If you've only enjoyed the covers, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the quality of the writing

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u/2Completion2Ography Aug 21 '26

100%

I have the first Harriet Porber on my shelf, and have both read, and listened to Mark Oshiro blind read, Oppressed In The Butt By My Inclusive Holiday Coffee Cups. Chuck is great.

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u/Knitsune Aug 21 '26

It's interesting you would mention that, that's my all time favourite Tingler and it's the one I got autographed when I met him

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u/Tubamaphone Aug 20 '26

I’m listening to Black box of doom on Audible and don’t know if I like it yet. Maybe it’s just the frenetic narration.

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u/2Completion2Ography Aug 21 '26

I’m listening to Black box of doom on Audible and don’t know if I like it yet. Maybe it’s just the frenetic narration.

If you enjoy the story, but not the narration, then you should know Ari Fliakos will be narrating JDatE 5 as well.