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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

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kabibblekitsch's review against another edition

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4.25

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finnickdeservedbetter's review against another edition

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4.0

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nichoude's review against another edition

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5.0

Easy read for people getting into nonfiction. The book starts off pretty slowly as Grann explains the historical context but once the shipwreck happens this book is hard to put down. The story keeps on developing in ways that makes you forget that these events actually happened until it reaches a very lackluster ending. Still is a formidable read.
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5.0

One of the best non-fiction books I’ve ever read!

Love the way this book was narrated, telling a true tale in a fictional story format. The twists and turns were fascinating, made all the more interesting by the fact it is all a true story. 

An incredibly well researched, easy to read non-fiction book that I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone who enjoys a historical, on the high seas, survival story.
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ska1224's review against another edition

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5.0

informative, fast read
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k80holmquist's review against another edition

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4.5

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slimepuppy's review against another edition

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5.0

Gut wrenching, sad and a beautifully written insight into the British Empire - but also just empires in general - and their wretchedness, their disregard for humanity and the way it justifies its crimes. Some scenes were just... cinematic. There's no other way to describe it.

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.
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michaelmac316's review against another edition

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4.5

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figgyreads's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this was a well-researched, detailed accounting of this true story. I really enjoy learning about history, especially historical events that aren’t often written about. The narrator of the audiobook did a great job of injecting personality into the tale. Sometimes a bit dramatic, but that made it fun. 
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5.0

☆☆☆☆☆(5) 

"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." 

I can only call this thrilling book engrossing beyond belief. I was enthralled by this story of shipwrecked sailors and the horrors they faced on the Seas. The sailors' perseverance and fortitude were nothing short of miraculous; it was the human spirit on full display. I would also be remiss to point out the South American tribes who embodied and acted with friendship and understand to people who tried to change and villainize them. 
I truly enjoyed reading this book start to finish; Mystery, adventure, Murder and mayhem; it had it all!! 
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