Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison, Theodore Sturgeon

15 reviews

thomgeg's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Body horror

physiwiz's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Terrifying. Very scary. Sci-fi spooks galore in a short time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Rape, Torture, Suicide, Gore, Death, and Murder

bewitchingkelly's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

4.25

 Short story that does exactly what it sets out to do: sit and make you think about yourself, humanity, and life as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Sexism, and Torture

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Cannibalism, Body horror, Torture, and Murder

imagemaps's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

People made this out to be a lot gorier and disturbing than it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Cannibalism

semisinful's review against another edition

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Gore, War, Murder, Sexual assault, Body horror, Torture, Death, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

misty_kb's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and Misogyny

johnathanwet's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

4.75

Horrendous read. 

Truly horrifying experience to even imagine, the kind of story that makes you want to SMASH your electronics

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide

blep's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I need to reread this at some time because Jesus Christ

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Body horror, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, and War

ainareads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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 and Gore