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

adventurous dark informative

4.25

Following my theme of reading a shipwreck book in January last year, The Wager was a simpler, yet more terrifying story than the fictional account of the HMS Terror. But like that book, the horror from acts of men are the truly scariest thing. 

But somehow, at the same time, The Wager is an inspiring tale about adventure and exploration and the wonderfully terrifying place that is our planet. This will be the book I recommended to readers interested in Grann and historical non-fiction. 

I cannot wait for these events to be brought to the screen by Scorcese. I think it could be even more upsetting and captivating than Killers of the Flower Moon. 
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