Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

107 reviews

pablollopez's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Grief, Torture, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Body horror, and Blood

clar_ph's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Body horror, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Racism

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Dysphoria, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

I was really enjoying this book, as macabre as it is, until about 20% of the way through. It suddenly becomes deeply misogynistic, and after doing a few keyword searches, it appears to continue in this pattern for the rest of the story. I can't say I like to spend my time reading about how women are weak and stupid and ghostly shadows of men (but don't worry, they are good at one thing! Giving birth.), and since it does not appear to be addressed as a character flaw, I can't justify enduring the psychological beating. If I want to spend my free time being endlessly insulted by men who believe they're superior to me, I could simply go anywhere and wait for one to approach me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, and Blood

owlribbon's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Transphobia, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

robin345's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Violence, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Misogyny

lizslazylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

i have so many thoughts but none it’s like to share publicly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Mental illness, Medical content, and Violence

hugo_pc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Medical trauma

lainerly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

huh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, and Transphobia

tysuckz's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I rate as I go, usually and it started at around a 3.25.... it was just a bit slow at the start. It slowly just got better. Truly one of my favourite books at the moment. 

Completely and utterly bizarre. Not the ending I at all anticipated. One of the weirdest families I have EVER had the uncertain pleasure to read about. Not sure the wasp factory was an apt name considering the minimal amount it was actually spoken about... but this book really surprised me in terms of how much I enjoyed it. 

I was sitting there with my eyes wide open rapidly reading the last 3 chapters. It got so tense!!! So dramatic!!! So many twists and turns. Wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma, and Murder