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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
40 reviews
ekcd_'s review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Slavery, Cursing, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Racism
eleanorjmca's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Slavery, Racism, Cannibalism, and War
knkoch's review against another edition
3.75
I really liked that David Grann gave great context into the Indigenous tribes the men from this ship interacted with and the impact that naval expeditions had on them and all others in South and North America in the eighteenth century especially. It felt like he was resetting the image of journeys like these, moving away from glory and adventure into the grinding hardship, weaknesses of leadership, imperial greed, racist assumptions of superiority/inferiority, and endless jockeying between major European empires like Spain and England. Grann developed the historical characters well, and clearly established how naval honor codes, class, and rank influenced the events at sea and land. Shocked to learn that
Graphic: Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Murder, Body horror, Medical content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cannibalism
Eating disorder: Much discussion of starvation, but not sure what TW may fit better.samchase112's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Gun violence, War, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Suicide, Cannibalism, and Genocide
kalaser's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
amy14's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Gun violence, Animal death, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
tigerkind's review against another edition
3.5
On a side note; I recommend looking up Wager Island on Maps after reading for a bit of a laugh.
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
mikaylawood's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Blood and Medical trauma
Minor: Racism, Slavery, Suicide, and Excrement
simmonsj's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very well researched book concerning the HMS Wager and its shipwreck in 1741, including the events of the crew while stranded on an island in Patagonia. I was surprised how many sources of information there were for this event. Grann does a fantastic job pulling together the account from many sources, making a narrative fiction-like story of true events. Everything wraps up decently with the exception of a few pieces (which I expect with real events, especially from the 1740s).
The narrator did a great job as well, expressive and a good cadence throughout.
Overall a really good non-fiction read of a really interesting and at times larger-than-life story of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder - just like the title promises.
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Death
Minor: Cannibalism and Slavery
saraverboom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Colonisation, Violence, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Murder, Animal death, and Death