His Father is always keeping himself busy in his lab but Has a bad leg and cannot climb the steps to see what is going on.

The device is kept in the attic of the house, as his Father

Own fate, even though every option leads to death in a slow painful manner. That lead to several rituals of sacrifice burning, crushing, drowningįrank believes that the wasp should be allowed to choose its The term, The Wasp Factory comes from Frank’s invention of a house of mirrors, except instead of it being a fun room, it’s a torture device used to kill wasps slowly.Ĭlock, there are 12 traps in the wasp factory Black humour mixed with graphic depictions of violence makes for an uncomfortable read.įrank’s manic side is shown through his killings, of both The killings are told in a black-and-white matter of fact way, that possesses similar notions to American Psycho and The Killer Inside Me. He often uses these moments to his advantage, to gain attentionįrom various family members, and most importantly, the focus of his Father. I haven’t killed anybody for years, and don’t intend to ever again. He realises how easy these killings are to cover up using the innocence of his Now, I’m not talking some sort of super-spy or anything likeīut once he has his first taste of blood, This book is not only dark and twisted, but it’s also filled with visceral imagery.įrom the first introduction of Frank, you know that all isīeing disturbed by various events Frank branches out into the world of killing. He was attacked by a vicious dog that completely castrated him. To this day he’s traumatised by an incident that took place Local town, he spends no time socialising and is cut off from the outside world. Other than meeting with his friend Jamie, a dwarf from his Looking at me, you’d never guess I’d killed three people. Towards wild animals, and then relatives. These range from catapults, pipe bombs, and a flamethrower.Īs these events start to bore him, he turns his attention Perspective, 16-year-old Francis (aka Frank) describes his childhood andĭams in the countryside and then using a cache of homemade weapons to blow them The story of a psychopathic teenager living on a remote Just when I thought I’d read it all, along comes The Waspįull of dark humour and sadistic brilliance, this book will Reason Banks was able to become a full-time writer. The Wasp Factory is his first book, and due to its popularity, is the Iain Banks is a well-respected author from Dunfermline

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