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The Wasp Factory

by Iain Banks

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Staff Pick

What is it that Frank has hidden up in the attic that could possibly tell the future? What does his father keep locked away in his private study? And when will his mentally disturbed brother, who escaped from the asylum, get home? Iain Banks's first novel delivers a truly original mix of macabre humor and bizarre imagery. Not only is it a well-written page turner, but the ending will make you want to reread the whole book from the beginning again.
Recommended by Nate Ashley, Powell's City of Books

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Meet Frank Cauldhame. Just sixteen, and unconventional to say the least:

Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I'd disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim.

That's my score to date. Three. I haven't killed anybody for years, and don't intend to ever again.

It was just a stage I was going through.

Review:

"One of the top 100 novels of the century." The Independent (London)

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"Brilliant...irresistible...compelling." The New York Times

Review:

"A literary equivalent of the nastiest brand of juvenile delinquency." Times Literary Supplement (London)

Review:

"Rubbish!" The Times (London)
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About the Author

Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the original publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, recently selected in a British poll as one of the top 100 novels of the century. Since then he has gained enormous popular and critical acclaim with further works of fiction and, as Iain M. Banks, science fiction. He lives in Scotland.
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not2close4comfort, January 4, 2012 (view all comments by not2close4comfort)
I loved this book. It brought me into the very sick and demented world of Frank that I found fascinating. I wouldn't want to live in Frank's world, but it was very interesting to visit.
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Michael Lanzetta, January 1, 2010 (view all comments by Michael Lanzetta)
Picking the best book I've read in the past 10 years is impossible, but this is definitely high on my list. After reading this equal-parts disturbing and compelling novel I immediately started collecting all of Iain Banks' works. So from both the standpoint of spurring me to action, and spurring more spending at Powell's, this seems like a good candidate :)
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darlingdestruction, September 2, 2006 (view all comments by darlingdestruction)
Fascinating book- gripping tale of gruesome horror and a peeled back image of tattered insight into the head of a teenager- a rare thing. Wonderfully written. Big fan of Banks.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684853154
Author:
Banks, Iain
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Author:
Banks, Iain M.
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Horror
Subject:
Fathers and sons
Subject:
Teenage boys
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Serial murders
Subject:
Murderers
Subject:
Psychopaths
Subject:
Murderers -- Scotland -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Horror - General
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Scotland
Copyright:
1998
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
19980931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
8 x 5.25 in 5.32 oz
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Product details 192 pages Simon & Schuster - English 9780684853154 Reviews:
"Staff Pick" by ,

What is it that Frank has hidden up in the attic that could possibly tell the future? What does his father keep locked away in his private study? And when will his mentally disturbed brother, who escaped from the asylum, get home? Iain Banks's first novel delivers a truly original mix of macabre humor and bizarre imagery. Not only is it a well-written page turner, but the ending will make you want to reread the whole book from the beginning again.

by Nate Ashley
"Review" by , "One of the top 100 novels of the century."
"Review" by , "Brilliant...irresistible...compelling."
"Review" by , "A literary equivalent of the nastiest brand of juvenile delinquency."
"Review" by , "Rubbish!"
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