Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

177 reviews

vaughanreads's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Murder

This is a really odd book. I don't necessarily recommend it to anyone at all - yet I want others to experience what I experienced!

readeranew's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very disturbing and interesting
Unique voice
Slow paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization

catriona176's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

kev2150's review

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No thank you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

mistermistoffelees's review

2.75

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kind of mid. to be fair i knew i guess the last big twist but nothing going on was particularly interesting to me. brother erics russian sleep experiment slay… does daddy make that brown rice and algae testosterone to share? Yum yum

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization

catell's review

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

casmirdonna's review

3.0

dark funny mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Violence, Murder

charlizardbookboi17's review

3.5

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very well written and engaging. Was a quick read. Very dark and violent. Rough in most spots but couldn't walk away without finishing it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

cillliangorm's review

3.0

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Good at creating mysteries. Which slowly unfolds. Interesting yet sick personal world. Though it is fairly poorly paced at the start and uses too much shock animal abuse. But really has a poorly planned out message and theme.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore

snrez24's review

3.5

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexism

Moderate: Transphobia