It’s an image I won’t be able to get rid of now that I have read. There is a scene (which I can’t explain without spoiling the book) which I found particularly graphic and upsetting. There was only one thing holding me back from giving this book five stars. But then dark comedy isn’t usually my thing so maybe I just couldn’t see it. I didn’t really see any comedy in it at all. I quite like reading unreliable narrators and Frank is certainly one of those.Īpparently, what I’ve heard from other people who have read it is that it is a subtle dark comedy. And despite the awful things he does and has done I wanted to follow his journey. He’s one of those characters you can’t categorise. He sacrifices animals and enjoys blowing things up with bombs. The character of Frank is quite disturbing. The book is a sort of self-discovery for Frank as he finds out about his true identity, but I can’t say any more as I don’t want to spoil it. The plot revolves around Frank, and the events that follow when he discovers that his mad brother has escaped from the institution where he was living and is heading back to the island in Scotland where Frank and his father live. It is most certainly an odd book, with some very strange goings-on. When I started reading I wasn’t sure if I liked it but as I read it grew on me as I became more intrigued and realised how clever it is. The Wasp Factory is certainly an interesting read.
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