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The Wasp Factory

Iain Banks

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""I wanted to read The Wasp Factory because it was recommended to me by somebody who I thought was very smart and well-read, and I had actually seen him reading another one of the author's books, one of his science fiction books. And the guy was like, "Oh, yeah, you gotta read this author, he's really good, he does all kinds of stuff." And I went home, and we happened to have some of Ian Banks' stuff on the shelf. I said, "Cool!" so I just grabbed the first one: Wasp Factory. The Wasp Factory is about a teenage boy who goes around killing things and people. I don't - I don't think I liked any moments in the book at all. I think I pretty much hated every excruciating moment of reading the book. My most hated moment in the book is when he's going on a flame-throwing killing spree on a warren of rabbits. I actually had to skip a page or two of the carnage just 'cause it was making me so upset. I definitely wondered why, why this person would recommend that I read this author. Obviously, the author's - I don't know. I mean, it seemed like the author was trying to do something and be edgy and shocking, and it just - it was boring. I would recommend this book to anybody who just wants carnage and to read about a lot of mean, bad things happening. Other than that, if you've got a soul, I wouldn't recommend reading it 'cause it's gonna damage it permanently! I would classify this book as a one star out of five; and I'm giving it as much as a one because, although I totally hated the whole book, it was written in pretty good English, and the sentences did make sense."