Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Wager by David Grann

71 reviews

thebookwormclub's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Slavery, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative slow-paced

2.75

Narrator Rating: 4.0 stars

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Content Warnings

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

tarynimwalle's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Slavery and Murder

zaydenblaze47's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

One of the best nonfiction books I've ever read. At once informative, intense, accurate, gripping, and readable. Almost nothing here can be criticized.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, Suicide, and Colonisation

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Police brutality

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery

bibliophilistine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, and War

modernhobbitvibes's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

skitch41's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Torture and Murder

Minor: Mental illness and Slavery

hufflepuffbiologybuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.25

A great read for those who are interested in sea travel during the 1740s. 
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!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and War