These things I hate. The child's skull is held together by a metal plate over his head. The corpses of animals, such as mice that he has killed, are placed onto the poles for the purpose of attracting birds which will fly away and alert Frank of anybody approaching the island. He lives on an island – what, like Robinson Crusoe?

I finally got around to a book that is considered a modern classic by many. His first science fiction novel, Consider Phlebas, came out in 1987.

What's that? Urine?

There are also “Sacrifice Poles” constructed by Frank. Something drummed in my brain that I had to read this. But strangely enough I could get the feeling that I would enjoy this book purely from the title. He assumes that his findings mean that his father is actually female.

You have to have an angle.

The Wasp Factory is a 1984 novel written by Iain Banks. Oh yes, ha ha, that's what we do here, we publish books. "Iain Banks: 'In the end we'll be smiling'.

Frank's mother abandoned them years ago: his elder brother Eric is confined to a psychiatric hospital; and his father measures out his eccentricities on an imperial scale. [ And, finally, the counter-argument to the cult of power through death, as Frank decides to leave the island and to try to live in the real world: Nifty freakshow with significantly horrific tableaux which will remain with you somewhat of an eternity...!!

What can we do you for today? You have to have an angle. Well yes, you told me that last week.

The murders are described in an honest and matter-of-fact way, often with grotesque humour.

I said I was going to listen to it the next time I read it and here I go.

I've read this too many times to give a straight up reaction review, and I feel like any significant writing I might attempt on this book would necessarily become an essay. Your hero does what? During the ensuing confrontation, Eric attempts to destroy the island with explosives and fire but is not successful. This book is so damn disturbing and problematic at so many different levels. "My greatest enemies are Women and the Sea. I thought this book was wonderful and it's definitely in my top 10 of favourite books.

I'm sure it will be worth it in the end, right? you mean narrator?

He is used to being lied to by his father, who seemingly does it purely for his own amusement.

Any medical professional knows this. OUT! His genitals? Listen, if Iain Banks calls up again, I'm OUT, do you hear?

So, no, the smiling child's brain was not being eaten. Trust me, my 3-star rating was a surprise to even myself.

The Wasp Factory is the first novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1984. Holy Shit! There is no official record of his birth, meaning his existence is largely unknown. The weak and the unlucky, and the stupid.”, “Sometimes the thoughts and feelings I had didn't really agree with each other, so I decided I must be lots of different people inside my brain.”, Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Foreign Novel (1992), Would this work as 'a book with an unreliable author' for a reading challenge?

The Wasp Factory came out in 1984. [s], What Happened to Offred? So. Ok, the main character does horrible things.

It annoyed me beyond belief. According to Banks, this allowed him to treat the story as something resembling science fiction – the island could be envisaged as a planet, and Frank, the protagonist, almost as an alien.

Yes, I get it, the main character is nuts. It took me one commute to read this book and it may be telling of my own psyche that I didn't actually consider Frank to be that crazy. However, it's clear Frank loves his brother. American Psycho meets Lord of the flies with a little bit of Countryfile thrown in! American Psycho meets Lord of the flies with a little bit of Countryfile thrown in! What's that? Oh no – tell him I'm out. The story is told from the perspective of 16-year-old Frank Cauldhame.

1998 Yeah? Instead, here is what I was thinking this time through: dog haters and budding psychos everywhere, Holy Shit! Frank observes many shamanistic rituals of his own invention, and it is soon revealed that Frank killed three children before he reached the age of ten himself. The Wasp Factory was initially met with shock and acclaim, as there had never been a work quite like it. Eric often calls him from a pay-phone to inform Frank of his progress back to the island.

Women because they are weak and stupid and live in the shadow of men and are nothing compared to them", UsefulNotes/The BBC Big Read's Top 200 Books. I don’t understand the semi high rating. I admit it's a narrow demographic. To see what your friends thought of this book.

It's revealed that when Frank was much younger, he killed three of his relatives: two cousins and his younger brother. The Wasp Factory isn’t a bad book, but it’s one of the two Banks books I’ve never reread (A Song of Stone, is the other, which I just didn’t like). Eric checks underneath the plate to find the child's exposed brain tissue infested and being consumed by day-old maggots. Just because you think they're icky doesn't mean you can break the rules to suit your fiction. You've written a novel, great. At the end of the novel, Frank is alerted of Eric's return when he sees a dog that has been burned alive and discovers Eric's campsite. Scots teens with mutilated genitals who ingeniously torture animals and commit untraceable murders. Urine? The strong make their own patterns and influence other people's, the weak have their courses mapped out for them. Their life is, to say the least, unconventional. Yeah, yeah. There were moments where it felt like my heart was going to beat out of my chest, it was so unnerving, and others where it was surprisingly funny for something so macabre. who has killed three family members, a bunch of animals, and regularly tortures wasps in the contraption he calls "The Wasp Factory". I love horror books and I don’t mind violence but this book felt so pointless. Look, I'm really sorry, and all. Yes but – you know, first novels are not that easy to sell. [Let's get this out of the way right off the bat. In the end, Frank finds Eric, half asleep. This author also published science fiction under the pseudonym, “All our lives are symbols. The Wasp Factory is written from a first person perspective, told by 16-year-old Francis Cauldhame ("Frank"), describing his childhood and all that remains of it. Any medical professional knows this. Yeah. This knowledge incites Frank's father to get drunk before forgetting to conceal the keys to his study, where Frank discovers male hormone drugs, tampons, and what appears to be the remains of his own genitals in a jar. Personality We are all unique. What can we do you for today?

How's it hanging?

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