zosiablue's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, and War
Moderate: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Racism
kimmykelly's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence
theabee's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Terminal illness and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Slavery, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal death, Colonisation, and Murder
mondovertigo's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Animal death, Death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Slavery, Racism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical trauma
Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Excrement
jordan_e's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Murder, Gun violence, and Cannibalism
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: Death, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, War, Medical content, Violence, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Murder, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Slavery, Child death, and Cannibalism
marioosa517's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, War, Excrement, Cannibalism, Confinement, Vomit, and Child death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
bbbarttt's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Colonisation
Moderate: Slavery, Death, Murder, Animal death, and War
Minor: Kidnapping and Cannibalism
flowerrunner's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, War, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
linneak's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Classism, Medical trauma, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Grief, Slavery, and Colonisation