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I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream | Harlan Ellison
First published in 1967 and re-issued in 1983, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream contains seven stories with copyrights ranging from 1958 through 1967. This edition contains the original introduction by Theodore Sturgeon and the original foreword by Harlan Ellison, along with a brief update comment by Ellison that was added in the 1983 edition. Among Ellison's more famous stories, two consistently noted as among his very best ever are the title story and the volume's concluding one, "Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes." Since Ellison himself strongly resists categorization of his work, we won't call them science fiction, or SF, or speculative fiction or horror or anything else except compelling reading experiences that are sui generis. They could only have been written by Harlan Ellison and they are incomparably original.
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JoeMo
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#scarathlondailyprompts #scream I found this story absolutely creative and unsettling when I first read it!

#scarathlon #teammonstermash

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BookMaven9
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Panpan

This was a clunky, misogynistic read throughout! Each story with women got worse and worse. Rape, harpies and shrews. Bitter, angry man. Don‘t recommend this at all!

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Graves
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Pickpick

Angry, Alone and Anxious.

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shadowspeak17
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Bailedbailed

Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Bailing at 53%. There are some interesting ideas in here, but for me they‘re greatly overshadowed by all the misogyny, and Ellison also just comes across as a major asshole. 🙅🏽‍♀️

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Landon
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I‘ve been wanting to get through this one for awhile now. It is horrible and amazing.

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Michael_Gee
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Mehso-so

No doubt, Ellison is a good storyteller. His title story, set in the belly of a malign AI megacomputer, is great. But woof. It is difficult to separate the author from the stories in this collection. He introduces each and for the most part does himself no favors. But I don‘t want to dwell on his petty arrogance. Though a good half of these are full of sexism that make me never want to read another straight man, several are decent horror tales.

Michael_Gee Painting: Detail of “Eggs of Rain” by Roberto Matta (1953), St Louis Art Museum. From our last visit before the virus shut everything down! (edited) 4y
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RamsFan1963
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1. I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison
2. Home Alone. It made me think of Kevin putting on aftershave lol
3. Scream - Michael Jackson

#manicmonday @joscho

JoScho Good movie choice! Thanks for playing 😱🖤 4y
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RamsFan1963
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Pickpick

Ellison is an acquired taste, no real grey area, either you love him or hate him. His images can be raw, brutish even ugly, his language coarse and guttural, but his stories always deliver a punch. 4 💥💥💥💥 out of 5

#24b4Monday @Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 1 down! Woop woop 🤘🏻😆🤘🏻 5y
Andrew65 Good luck with the Readathon 👍😊 5y
RamsFan1963 @Andrew65 I had to work today, and working Saturday, but I have Sunday off, so even if i don't hit 24 I'm going to get lots of good reading done. 5y
Andrew65 @RamsFan1963 Off all weekend but will have to work most of the weekend ready for Monday. 5y
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RamsFan1963
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1. History and Science Fiction
2. Simon R. Green
3. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
4. Poetry (Not since it was forced on me in high school)
5. Tagged

#HelloThursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 📚 (edited) 5y
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EadieB
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thegenxmom

"...his life set itself up in a new sequence, apart from her, yet totally motivated by her existence, and the reality of her absence."

#quote #quotes

WrittenCasey So glad you shared. That quote has a Wittgenstein's Mistress vibe. Dig it much. 5y
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broughtyoubooks
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Finding these kinds of short stories makes me want to read the genre so much more. The last proper AI related story I read was Do Androids Dream.

tournevis Classic Ellison. 👍 6y
DivaDiane Oh this is one hole in my SF education I must fill! 6y
Ruthiella This story still haunts me!😱 6y
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parasolofdoom
Mehso-so

Loved the title story, rest of the collection was mostly so-so. I enjoyed Deathbird Stories a great deal more.

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Diondra
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Sci-Fi Short Story Sunday

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KrisConstantReader
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This ebook deal from earlier today, get it while you still can at $1.99.

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TheMirandaWrites
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One of the creepiest stories I've ever read. Recommended for anyone who is looking to experience an existential crisis or paranoia regarding society's reliance on technology.

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