The Wasp Factory
by Iain Banks
Taste attributes: psychologicaldramahorrorfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemscoming of age
Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, intimate book, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
Frank, no ordinary sixteen-year-old, lives with his father outsIde a remote Scottish village. Their life is, to say the least, unconventional. Frank's mother abandoned them years ago: his elder brother Eric is confined to a psychiatric hospital; and his father measures out his eccentricities on an imperial scale. Frank has turned to strange acts of violence to vent his frustrations.
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- Iain Banks
- Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 194
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- Open Library
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