The Wasp Factory

The Wasp Factory is technically part of my great re-read of the fiction on the shelves. It's on the shelves, but I've never read it before. My brother had a copy when we both still lived at home (and he probably still has his copy) - so that must be late 80s or early 90s - and I remember flicking through a few pages here & there and deciding not to read it. I also remember my father reading it and mentioning it was gruesome. The copy on the shelf is one that J bought some time ago, and when I asked him to get it off the shelf (I can't reach the top shelves of the bookcases without standing on chairs, it's easier to ask) he said "oh, well that'll be a 'fun' read for you". So I approached the book with some trepidation ...

Rightly so, as it very much lived up to the reputation it had built up in my head. And yet while I can't say I enjoyed it per se, I'm glad I finally read it. Except now I'm stuck with trying to think of something to say about it! ;)

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