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A review by thomas_edmund
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
3.0
According to his introduction to The Wasp Factory, Mr Banks has always considered himself a sci-fi writer. However to break into publishing he penned this 'literary' novel against his genre preferences.
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
The result is a rather confusing tale - narrated by an apparent young man, we hear about a semi-neglectful father an insane brother and 3 murder victims of the protagonist.
The majority of the story is spun around Frank's permanently perturbed skull as he pontificates on his past, his 'escaped' brother and his father.
The conclusion - a gender bending twist does little to explain the dysfunction of Bank's world aside from offering an extreme cause, and with the only tension of the novel being 'what is wrong with these people' its hard to feel satisfied about such a book.
Only recommended for hardcore Ian Bank's fans.
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
The result is a rather confusing tale - narrated by an apparent young man, we hear about a semi-neglectful father an insane brother and 3 murder victims of the protagonist.
The majority of the story is spun around Frank's permanently perturbed skull as he pontificates on his past, his 'escaped' brother and his father.
The conclusion - a gender bending twist does little to explain the dysfunction of Bank's world aside from offering an extreme cause, and with the only tension of the novel being 'what is wrong with these people' its hard to feel satisfied about such a book.
Only recommended for hardcore Ian Bank's fans.