Scan barcode
A review by willowbiblio
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
1.0
"Each of us, in our own personal Factory, may believe we have stumbled down one corridor, and that our fate is sealed and certain..., but a word, a glance, a slip- anything can change that, alter it entirely, and our marble hall becomes a gutter, or our rate-maze a golden path. Our destination is the same in the end, but our journey- part chosen, part determined- is different for us all and changes even as we live and grow."
----------
This is, quite frankly, the most horrific book I have ever read. The violence was pointless and the violence to animals made me feel physically unwell. I skimmed the majority of it so it would be over as soon as possible. Whoever continues to hold this up as anything other than sadist porn is terrifying to me. The fact its rated so highly and renowned enough to be on my 10001 Books list makes me deeply concerned about the collective psyche and tolerance for this kind of intentional and overly descriptive horror.
----------
This is, quite frankly, the most horrific book I have ever read. The violence was pointless and the violence to animals made me feel physically unwell. I skimmed the majority of it so it would be over as soon as possible. Whoever continues to hold this up as anything other than sadist porn is terrifying to me. The fact its rated so highly and renowned enough to be on my 10001 Books list makes me deeply concerned about the collective psyche and tolerance for this kind of intentional and overly descriptive horror.