Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

8 reviews

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

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

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

saintlazarus's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Torture

gritsgritsgrits's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Death

marinapaso11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, and Murder

tailwhip's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Suicide attempt

marsisred'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Vomit