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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
84 reviews
soapfaced's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism
eleanorjmca's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, and War
ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition
3.0
However... I just don't think this was my kind of book. I've seen a lot of people recommend this book to those who loved Endurance, as I did, but The Wager is significantly more grim in a way that didn't make me want to read more.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Racism, Torture, and Colonisation
Minor: Slavery
samchase112's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Suicide, and Cannibalism
kalaser's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
amy14's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
tigertheory'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: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
mikaylawood's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
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: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Slavery and Cannibalism
saraverboom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation