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A review by semisinful
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The first time I ever read this book I was 14. Reading it again nearly a decade later, it’s still as gripping as it once was. I didn’t read it this time, I listened to the audiobook as read by Harlan Ellison himself and hearing how he reads it is wonderfully fascinating and fully drives the point home how warped and twisted the characters have become at the hands of AM. You feel the cruelty in every breathe, in every word he speaks. It’s so amazing what hearing an author narrate their work can do for that work. And especially when the work is as jaw droppingly well done as this one. Truly a masterpiece, 5/5.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Vomit