Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

32 reviews

aiiime's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

storyorc's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Most interesting was that Ellison managed to make me feel sorry for the torture machine by the end too. He writes "the machine hated us as no sentient creature had ever hated before". Horrific, to think that with AI, we have as much opportunity to create new levels of suffering as of ease. 

Extremely visceral descriptions of pain, fear, awfulness too. Incredible how much of an impression of unending torment it conveys despite being a half-hour read at most.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Homophobia

ruslan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Interesting take on AI, especially given the time the short story was originally released. Very grim and bleak, the whole story is filled with a sense of hopelessness and despair through and through. Very enjoyable sci-fi/horror type of thing! Was a bit upset that it was so short but that makes it all the more impactful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

romeisnotindc's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This is properly terrifying and gross, but lacks depth of any kind and the concept has been done better by other authors, and with less racism, sexism, and homophobia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

margaret_s_library's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and War

Minor: Vomit

jvsroxvs's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

breedawnwriter's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Weird short story.

Super messed up, but the plot concept is still one of the most intriguing things I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

zanish's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Sexism

revolutionfrommybed's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

This story is a hard read in general. It may well be one of the bleakest things I have ever read. The video game adaptation is worse. However, i truly believe if you are able to stomach the sensitive content, this book is definitely worth giving a chance.

elsina's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, Torture, Murder, and War

Minor: Genocide and Blood