Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
15 reviews
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
maison's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, Racism, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Animal death
Minor: Cannibalism and Child death
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
emily_koopmann's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Violence, Racism, Gun violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
robdawgreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and War
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
alisonvh's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Colonisation, Animal death, Death, Child death, Violence, Terminal illness, Murder, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Chronic illness
Minor: Cannibalism