Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

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

19 reviews

mousmoulo's review against another edition

not rating this bc i have a feeling my edition was not complete

it was good though! the ending was very disturbing even though it was very clearly foreshadowed, and i really liked the concept overall. i can't decide if focusing a little more on the characters' relationships would have made it more impactful or not, but overall i'm glad i finally got around to reading it even if i can't say it was an enjoyable experience LOL

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

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.

noosh_pdf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Good for a short story, a quick read, quite underwhelming in comparison to all the comments here, I expected something much darker but it's okay. 
However I must credit the author for the plot, the plot itself was unnerving and so are the last two pages, I just assumed it would be more graphic. My bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Cannibalism

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

bsquiggle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

momo_1237's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, and Cannibalism

adahermans's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

desgostang

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism

bjjesterd's review against another edition

dark 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

woodglimm's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.5

didn‘t quite understand what‘s going on but it‘s definitely worth a read if you are into weird gorey horror stuff, i‘d say. It‘s a short read. might need to get more into it to understand it lmao, but it‘s funky. idk. you have to experience it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt

ferns_citruscorner_8's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

A shitty book, but interesting to think about. This guy must've felt like he did something amazing and revolutionary when writing these stories. It's a product of it's time (be aware!) Nothing truly is disturbing. I kinda felt myself connecting with AM more than anyone else. Yea, there's way more better sci-fi stories out there with actual thought-provoking subjects and complex view points.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Cannibalism

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Torture