Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

41 reviews

rylee_the_captain_krane's review against another edition

Very pedantic and I just couldn't get into the story with the way the author writes. I also couldn't find a reason to care about the outcome of the characters; I just wasn't invested. I stopped sooner rather than later because it's such a short book that if I'm already a third of the way in and I don't care, I likely won't start caring by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Heavy animal cruelty, so be cautious if that is something that affects you.

autarch's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Child death

luli_maria's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Child death, Gore, and Mental illness

ab1gail_g's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Murder, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Death, and Gore

mark_74's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a very dark story. Take heed of the content warnings as they probably don't do justice to how vicious and grotesque this is in places. At the same time though I couldn't stop reading it, it is as fascinating as it is disturbing. I've actually read this three times now, leaving a long gap between each so I can recover, and I still love it and loathe it as much as I did the first time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Violence, Misogyny, Child death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

readerofdafuk's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Hot damn this was a fucked up little book of a fucked up kind and family and Jesus christ I never want to meet this kid in an alley. Like the twist at the end was interesting, but idk if that really explains everything about the fucked up little mind that Frank has in his head

The part with the wasp factory was probably the most disturbing part 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Murder

kelsiepixler's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Child death, Murder, Sexism, Torture, Body shaming, Death, Body horror, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Transphobia

biobeetle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Misogyny, Abandonment, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, and Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Suicidal thoughts

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

dark medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Murder, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Medical content, Racism, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Honestly with all the warnings I listed it still doesn’t feel like enough

mistermistoffelees's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

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, Gore, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization