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_bookishbrina's review against another edition
4.25
✅ well researched (that BIOGRAPHY?! my god!)
✅ adventure
✅ tales from multiple perspectives, including journals
It’s a bit lengthy, and sometimes felt discouraging, but I think it’s mostly due to what these men endured. What a story.
(That would be the perfect gift from someone who loves an adventure but not fantasy.)
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death and Cannibalism
Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War
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
danimacuk's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
bergha1998's review against another edition
3.75
“You miss his form, and the sound of his voice, for habit had made them almost necessary to you, and each of your senses feels the loss.”
“Empires preserve their power with the stories that they tell, but just as critical are the stories they don’t—the dark silences they impose, the pages they tear out.”
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
hufflepuffbiologybuff's review against another edition
3.25
I did get a little lost in the terminology concerning the ship. It is a new language to me: the parts of the ship, ship etiquette, and roles of the people on the ship. Grann does explain the etiquette and the roles of the people a bit, but I became lost sometimes.
Still an interesting story! This book may be more for someone who is into naval/military stories.
I am glad I gave this book a go though! I would be interested in watching a documentary about the Wager!
Graphic: Death and Medical trauma
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and War
cristinar1800's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Trafficking, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
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
rsouders's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Vomit, and Cannibalism
cellio21's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence, and Vomit
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