Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

40 reviews

booitsnathalie's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

guinness74's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m sure that when Ellison wrote these, they were probably near the cutting edge of science fiction. Now, they seem to be rehashes of Twilight Zone or Black Mirror episodes, with a hint of fantasy or drug-induced hallucination to round them out. It’s not that it’s not good, it’s just that ‘we’ve seen this one.’ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual content

kurumipanda's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Racism

feelgl_rius's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

the idea can be summarized on fuck machines, so fuck humans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

og_tomatogirl's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

toffishay's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

2.75

I liked "Eyes of Dust" and "Delusion for a Dragon Slayer"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs

cleotheo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Murder

mxawprince's review against another edition

Couldn't deal with the astonishing amount and level of misogyny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

victaphone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Racism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and War

backyardjake's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

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

3.5

I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream:
Frightful future becoming more and more plausable as countries move towards using Super Intelligent AI for purposes of war. Personal interpretation altered to Ellison's words on the story in his accompaning memoir. I indeed did not notice Ellen was specifically black nor did I come away hopeful with the ending, but his words on the matter did change my outlook for the better.

The other stories:
All equally disparging to the human race and it's lowness. I would find it hard to see the bright side in these stories as the author means for the reader to in the first one. Except perhaps for the space circus, which is more sad than it is messed up like the others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism