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The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

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klearlly's review

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dark tense

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

4.0

hootypocket's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

2.0

reytak's review

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4.5

huh a bit of a weird / out of place ending imo but at least it gives frank a lot of self reflecting and hopefully improvement to do lol. i liked this book! im confused on what the purpose of eric was throughout the whole story but im sure i could figure it out if i just think enough

also esmeraldas death lowkey made me laugh omfg poor girl but thats so goofy

stillonmars's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

vaudevillianveteran's review

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

sleepy_book_wyrm's review

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3.0

I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. To say I enjoyed reading this book would not be true. It was a pretty uncomfortable read and hard going in places, but it drew me in and I was involved with the story and characters. I needed to know what happened to Frank.

I'm not sure I liked the ending, but I'm not sure any other would be better either.

This book is worth a read but only if you don't get easily upset.