184 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684853154
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 10 September 1998
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,274 reviews
Moods
tense 52%
mysterious 45%
challenging 39%
sad 16%
reflective 13%
emotional 11%
funny 10%
adventurous 9%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, MurderModerate
Misogyny
184 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684853154
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 10 September 1998
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,274 reviews
Moods
tense 52%
mysterious 45%
challenging 39%
sad 16%
reflective 13%
emotional 11%
funny 10%
adventurous 9%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, MurderModerate
Misogyny