I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison
Taste attributes: science fictionhorrorrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, weighty science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
This is a story set in a post-apocalyptic future. The Cold War progressed until it was too complicated for humans to manage, so the three major superpowers each developed a computer program to help run the war. When one of the programs becomes sentient it eliminates all of the human race except five persons, which it tortures for eternity.
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- Author
- Harlan Ellison
- Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 178
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