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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
7 reviews
ska1224's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Excrement and Religious bigotry
sgodfrey84's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Colonisation
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
iillianne's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, 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
abicaro17's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
bibliomania_express's review against another edition
5.0
The story of the Wager is heartbreaking and amazing, with falliable human ingenuity and the unrelenting power of hope coming up against the forces of nature, disease, delerium, and himan depravity.
I really enjoyed Grann's writing. He made the story feel engaging as a living narrative rather than a historical account. I also appreciated how he took the time to call out the intrisic racism and imperialist motives of the venture. He made space for the indigenous peoples of South America, the African slave trade, and even class divides amongst the British.
I was mainly surprised by how the court martial ended, and I appreciated Grann's discussion of why it went the way it did.
Overall, a fantastic book.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Slavery, and Cannibalism