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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
104 reviews
jordan_e's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Murder, Gun violence, and Cannibalism
bibliomania_express's review against another edition
5.0
The story of the Wager is heartbreaking and amazing, with falliable human ingenuity and the unrelenting power of hope coming up against the forces of nature, disease, delerium, and himan depravity.
I really enjoyed Grann's writing. He made the story feel engaging as a living narrative rather than a historical account. I also appreciated how he took the time to call out the intrisic racism and imperialist motives of the venture. He made space for the indigenous peoples of South America, the African slave trade, and even class divides amongst the British.
I was mainly surprised by how the court martial ended, and I appreciated Grann's discussion of why it went the way it did.
Overall, a fantastic book.
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, War, Medical content, Violence, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Murder, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Slavery, Child death, and Cannibalism
marioosa517's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, War, Excrement, Cannibalism, Confinement, Vomit, and Child death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
emily_koopmann's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Violence, Racism, Gun violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
bbbarttt's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Colonisation
Moderate: Slavery, Death, Murder, Animal death, and War
Minor: Kidnapping and Cannibalism
creativerunnings's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, War, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
linneak's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Classism, Medical trauma, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Grief, Slavery, and Colonisation
dexkit10's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Excrement, Death, Murder, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Blood, Racism, and Animal death
alisonvh's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Colonisation, Animal death, Death, Child death, Violence, Terminal illness, Murder, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Chronic illness
Minor: Cannibalism
erinsampson91's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, War, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Cannibalism