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The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (Paperback, 1992)
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Frank, no ordinary sixteen-year-old, lives with his father outsIde a remote Scottish village. Their life is, to say the least, unconventional. 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. Frank has turned to strange acts of violence to vent his frustrations. In the bizarre daily rituals there is some solace. But when news comes of Eric's escape from the hospital Frank has to prepare the ground for his brother's inevitable return - an event that explodes the mysteries of the past and changes Frank utterly. Iain Banks' celebrated first novel is a work of extraordinary originality, imagination and horrifying compulsion: horrifying, because it enters a mind whose realities are not our own, whose values of life and death are alien to our society; and compulsive, because the humour and compassion of that mind reach out to us all.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139780349101774
eBay Product ID (ePID)91513312
Product Key Features
Publication Year1992
TopicBooks
Book TitleThe Wasp Factory
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorIain Banks
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height196 mm
Item Weight206 g
Item Width127 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorIain Banks
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- 11 May, 2017Most favourable review
Gripping read
A very gripping read made me laugh out loud in places feel sick in places and almost cry in places all in all a very intriguing read with a few twists and turns a brilliant page turner looking forward to reading more of this authers work !!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Nov, 2017Most critical review
Okay
Not my cup of tea. I heard Martin Clunes mention it on television. I bought it out of curiosity and read it all the way through. Martin Clunes had more or less given away the ending but I wasn’t sure if he was telling the truth or joking. My wife is now going to read it, for the same reason that I did. I haven’t told her the ending, let her make her own mind up.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Sep, 2024
Read it if you haven't eaten yet !
I hesitate to recommend this book to everyone, you certainly need a strong stomach to turn the pages. I have read it years ago so it wasn't so much of a shock. I'm not sure year 9 school children should be reading this as suggested. Well written, imaginativel and quite disgusting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Nov, 2024
Always worth another look.
A book I read some time ago. It started a series of Iain Banks reads which filled my commute to London. These books were brilliant in there scope and interest and filled many hours on British Rail. Highly recommended and well worth another look!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 May, 2021
Great book
Great book i only recently got into Iain Banks after watching the Crow Road great box set, I have to say i find his writing very good and keeps you wanting more.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Oct, 2023
Different!!
My husband enjoyed the book and has recommended to his friendVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Aug, 2020
Very small book
The book is of poor quality, although used, I expected it to be in good condition. It looks very well used, and some pages inside are damaged. Useless as a gift for someone's birthday.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Dec, 2024
Well, it’s a book. Grim story. Richmond ...
Well, it’s a book. Grim story. Richmond Osmond should not be listened to.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Feb, 2019
Iconic Horror
If you like horror of the weirdest kind, this book is for you. Lose yourself in the most bizarre mind to have written such a tale. A great read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 May, 2019
Weird weird weird
And just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder... it does. Excellent book. But not for the faint hearted. A staunch feminist (like myself) might get a satirical kick out of it though!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
