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calamity_cal's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
4.75
This was going to be a 5 stars of not for that weird rant about psychopathy at the end. Like I know we've come far regarding mental illness but jeez it's crazy to read something like that. Other than that this was a detailed book, it did a good job of providing background information and piecing together evidence.
balrogfemme's review against another edition
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.75
It started off and ended really interestingly, but somehow despite being lurid the middle dragged. I think mostly because there was just so MUCH of the same brutality, and despite the name changes I struggled to keep individuals straight.
lowells's review against another edition
5.0
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jiggityjog's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
youraveragedave's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
This true story not only gives the account of the ship wreck and subsequent mutiny of it's sailors, but also of The Dutch East India Company and it's brutal drive for profit.
As I listened to this book I realized I'd heard this story before in the hilarious podcast, The Dollop (EP 119). So the mutiny and events after the ship wreck were familiar to me.
What I found really interesting was the religious views of the head mutineer, Jeronimus Corneliszoom, which he used to justify his actions.
Moreso, seeing how the Dutch East India Company worked was eye opening. One of the richest companies to ever exists, they were such cheap bastards no wonder mutiny was ever present. The horrid living conditions, awful food, and treatment if it's employees only to squeeze more profit. A cautionary tale in our late stage capitalist times today.
As I listened to this book I realized I'd heard this story before in the hilarious podcast, The Dollop (EP 119). So the mutiny and events after the ship wreck were familiar to me.
What I found really interesting was the religious views of the head mutineer, Jeronimus Corneliszoom, which he used to justify his actions.
Moreso, seeing how the Dutch East India Company worked was eye opening. One of the richest companies to ever exists, they were such cheap bastards no wonder mutiny was ever present. The horrid living conditions, awful food, and treatment if it's employees only to squeeze more profit. A cautionary tale in our late stage capitalist times today.