Reviews tagging 'Violence'

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories by Harlan Ellison

44 reviews

martyrbat's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

florenciangl06's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was the first audiobook i heard, and i gotta say his was the perfect story to listen to. The desperation, the fear, the anger, everything was palpable. The story is incredibly written and has some quotes that gave me chills and i still think about months after listening. Today more that ever this story is extremely relevant with it's themes, and even feels lika a cautionary tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

meenot's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

thegreatbigben's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Wow, this short story was amazing. I chose to read it up because I kept seeing people online characterise the main antagonist as one of the most evil characters in fiction, and they were right. The writing perfectly catches the sense of cosmic terror without being classic cosmic horror. The story is so well-written and detailed that I could readily see its frightening nature, which is ideal for someone like me because I love to visualise everything. It's crazy to imagine that this piece was first written in the 1960s. If you like sci-fi and horror, you'll love this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Violence, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, and War

The story contains explicit and vivid details of terrible physical and psychological torture, including disturbing body horror and a long scene involving a suicide, all perpetrated by the malicious AI, A.M.. The story also includes mild representations of violence and ongoing psychological pain, as well as descriptions of cannibalism that are disturbing but not gory. There are also small instances of sexual assault, references to a global war that precipitated the apocalyptic setting, and small mentions of death and dying, all of which contribute to the story's dark and oppressive tone.

o_romeo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

Hard to read and misogynistic. The eponymous short story 'I have no mouth and I must scream' is good, as expected, but the rest is uncompelling and grating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

juju_432's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I don't need a mouth to Yap

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

retroreader17's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is just as good as everyone says it is. As a group of humans are kept alive by the sentient robot that destroyed the world, they're tortured by endless life, lack of sunlight, and AM themself. It's a horrifying take on technology and human nature but it's necessary and a fun short read. Also Harlan Ellisons voice is worth a listen anyways! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

pennepasta's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lali_002's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence