The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

The Wasp Factory

Iain Banks

184 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction horror literary challenging dark medium-paced

Description

The polarizing literary debut by Scottish author Ian Banks, The Wasp Factory is the bizarre, imaginative, disturbing, and darkly comic look into the mind of a child psychopath. Meet Frank Cauldhame. Just sixteen, and unconventional to say the leas...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,966 reviews

Moods

dark 98%
tense 49%
mysterious 45%
challenging 39%
sad 16%
funny 12%
reflective 12%
emotional 11%
adventurous 9%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 27%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 28% | No: 27%

Loveable characters?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 74% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.51

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