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shysheepys 's review for:
The Wasp Factory
by Iain Banks
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read for a challenge, found on Book-tok. Don't think I'd ever pick this one up ever again, nor do I want to think on it ever again. I do think the overall theme was intersting, and it reads from an interesting, unreliable narrator, which is one of my favorite book types. Spoiler ahead: A lof of people seem to hate that Frank turned out to be trans. I don't think that is the problem with this book. the gross over use of animal abuse is really the biggest turn-off for me. Overall, realizing that Frank was done wrong by the only person he ever trusted or seemed to love in his life was the hardest part of all. I think the part with Frank assuming that his dad was trans was a really intersting thought to consider, and the reveal of Frank being AFAB as an "expieriment" is equally frustrating but horrifying, and isn't that part of being a horror novel? Definately made me sad, but I wouldn't reccomend this to anyone nor share that I had read it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, Dysphoria
Minor: Suicide, War