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302 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008169114
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: William Collins
Publication date: 15 October 2015
Description
When the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened. A mere speck in the vast Pacific ocean – and powerless against the forces of nature – Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale, and her twenty crewmen w...
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informative 72%
dark 70%
tense 44%
sad 42%
emotional 32%
challenging 30%
reflective 18%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 3%
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slow 25%
fast 14%
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Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Death, Racism
302 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008169114
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: William Collins
Publication date: 15 October 2015
Description
When the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened. A mere speck in the vast Pacific ocean – and powerless against the forces of nature – Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale, and her twenty crewmen w...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,388 reviews
Moods
informative 72%
dark 70%
tense 44%
sad 42%
emotional 32%
challenging 30%
reflective 18%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Death, Racism