In the first place, I have observed that I.M Banks bore a hallmark of writing a novel produced by his literary experiment. However, it raises awareness about how ( young ) psychopaths behave behind the people they get along with. As a matter of fact, it has been ridiculously considered as one of the banned books young adults should not read. Therefore, the novel is replete with violence and eccentricities – the details my mind could no longer grasp to paint their pictures and my stomach stand to puke. It describes the typical life of a young psychopath – the etiologies of his mental condition such as the factors that have shaped him, his emotions like how he fakes sympathy with his victims, handling his frustrating situations, his viewpoints of his surroundings, the typical routines he does to enjoy his life like killing animals in cold blood which he finds pleasurable, and the gruesome part is his plans to kill the people he hates. The novel is a like a manifesto on how a YOUNG psychopath’s mind works. Inculcated in the this- novel-is-a-good-read hype, I have understood now why it has received strong criticism. It is full of idiosyncrasies, violence, and at the same time, was praised for Iain Banks’ ingenuity – his skill I have noticed in his other novels.

I have been aware of that this novel catapulted Iain Banks to fame upon its publication in 1984.

Thanks to his The Crow Road ( 5 stars), The Bridge ( 5 stars), Whit ( 3 stars) ,and Dead Air ( 3 stars) for my burgeoning interest in reading his other works.

This is now my fifth Iain Banks ‘ masterpiece.

Iain m banks the wasp factory