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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
18 reviews
slimepuppy's review against another edition
5.0
Also, this story is just insane? Everything was personally out to get those guys from day zero, and they refused to quit at every turn. Let this be a lesson that it's ok to quit! Lest you become David Cheap.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, War, and Classism
Minor: Genocide and Suicide
michaelmac316's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Suicide, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
elenakperez's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Sexual harassment
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Vomit
zaydenblaze47's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, Suicide, and Colonisation
laura_nel13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
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
torfinn's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cannibalism
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
koboldmartian's review against another edition
5.0
I do not really have any good experience reading non-fiction so forgive me if this review is not as eloquent, but this was the most gripping and fascinating non-fiction story I have ever read. David Grann's writing is so immersive and clear and painted such a vivid picture of the turmoil, and horrors that these men were put through.
The book is structured beautifully, it flowed well, I was angry at people, I sympathized with people, I was disgusted by what they did or what they had to do, I was all the proper emotions needed to read this book.
This book was so educating and the life that people had to live back then on the ocean is just absolutely terrible. The entire time, I felt pulled by both "parties" involved in this stories and I don't think you can really blame anyone of the decisions made in this situation; it really makes you think about what you would do put in these men's shoes.
I will be picking up Grann's other works to read and this book has opened the floodgates for non-fiction for me. I hope to read more especially if they are this engaging.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic