The Wasp Factory

The Wasp Factory

1984 • 184 pages

Ratings126

Average rating3.7

15

This author is known for writing sci-fi mostly. And even tho this book it is not sci-fi it they manage to write a great book.The book is quite short, has a fast pace and is not written with difficult wording. yet it feels it takes a while to read it. It is full of moments where you get shocked by what you yourself are reading and have to reread it just to see if you read that correctly.   In this story there is a boy, this boy has some... flaws. He himself seems to not notise any of this almost, he has no problem with what himself is doing. It is a dark, twisty and creepy book. It is not a horror book tho. It just feels uneasy and weird to read. Almost like I was a mix between a grown up adult trying to reach a child but also this child at the same time.This book has in no way a happy ending.   While that often is a good thing for me it was just... not it for me. I am not really sure why it was diffrent this time honestly. I really liked reading it in general so it is a3.25/5

December 25, 2023