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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
prettiestwhistles's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child death, Racism, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, 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
ekcd_'s review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
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
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
daughterofatom's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
mariposa517's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Fire/Fire injury