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cartimandua's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Misogyny, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
beitidh_flitcroft's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Death, and Child abuse
mark_74's review against another edition
- 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
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
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The part with the wasp factory was probably the most disturbing part
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Murder
kelsiepixler's review against another edition
- 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
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
nathiddles_106's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Misogyny
Moderate: Murder, Cursing, and Mental illness
mykingdomforacommune's review against another edition
- 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
Dark and unnerving, this book is guaranteed to facinate in its own sinister fashion.
As a first novel, it helps to contextualise Iain Banks' future novels.
As its own artifact, the Was Factory suffers from being intriguing instead of enjoyable, often straying into the dark fantasy of a bleak young mind.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Murder
biobeetle's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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 enoughvaughanreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, and Body horror
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!