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A review by stormlightreader
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
This is a somewhat interesting account of the Wager and its crew, but I had to keep reminding myself that I was reading non-fiction because the amount of dialogue makes you think it's fiction.
I have come to the conclusion that Grann's writing style isn't for me. The pacing was a little inconsistent and the conclusion came together pretty quickly, considering all of the threads the author was exploring. The consequences of everything that happened seemed pretty cut and dry, based on what Grann had implied (using other 'case studies') but the matter was “resolved” in a different way.
I did get confused at times because we were primarily following the crew on the Wager, but throughout (and particularly towards the end), the author began talking in detail about another ship and then another one. I think this is the reason I can't gel with Grann's writing style.
Overall, I learned some cool facts about life on a ship, but an awful description about halfway through made me want to DNF.
I have come to the conclusion that Grann's writing style isn't for me. The pacing was a little inconsistent and the conclusion came together pretty quickly, considering all of the threads the author was exploring. The consequences of everything that happened seemed pretty cut and dry, based on what Grann had implied (using other 'case studies') but the matter was “resolved” in a different way.
I did get confused at times because we were primarily following the crew on the Wager, but throughout (and particularly towards the end), the author began talking in detail about another ship and then another one. I think this is the reason I can't gel with Grann's writing style.
Overall, I learned some cool facts about life on a ship, but an awful description about halfway through made me want to DNF.