Reviews tagging 'War'

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

72 reviews

rsouders's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

A nonfiction book that reads like a good story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, War, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Vomit, and Cannibalism

amy14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Gun violence, Animal death, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

imlfox's review against another edition

adventurous informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Animal death

tigerkind's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.5

Quite an interesting read not only about a tale of (mis)adventure but also about the importance seafaring had in shaping the world. 

On a side note; I recommend looking up Wager Island on Maps after reading for a bit of a laugh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Body horror, Animal death, Colonisation, Torture, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Child death, Alcohol, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Vomit, and Slavery

e_freckles's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Colonisation, Racism, Animal death, War, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Ableism

ifeanart's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Racism, War, Body horror, Child death, Murder, and Xenophobia

laestaci's review against another edition

adventurous informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cannibalism, War, and Gun violence

readhaileyread's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Colonisation, Death, War, Cannibalism, Slavery, and Murder

sonygaystation's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: War, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, and Vomit

srm's review

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

3.0

Perhaps my expectations were too high. Maybe I've read too many other books about shipwrecks and men stranded at the ends of the earth and naval mutinies, but the simple fact is, I've read better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Murder, Cannibalism, and Gun violence