Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

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

132 reviews

linda48's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racism, Cannibalism, Murder, and Abandonment

soapfaced's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism

a_universe's review against another edition

Graphic depictions of violence against animals. I couldn't hang. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

cristinar1800's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Trafficking, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

jfaw89's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Cannibalism

Minor: Racism and War

garrettcz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

buenas_l's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Murder, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cannibalism

gretchenplz's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

3.0

This book started with such a bang but kinda... fizzled the further it went. 

In my opinion, the interesting parts of the story got bogged down in all the detail the author provided. I had the same issue with KOTFM, so perhaps this is just a personal preference.

Still an incredibly interesting story, and I would love to see a theatrical adaptation of this as well!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Cannibalism

ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

3.0

This book was clearly meticulously researched and features many quotes from firsthand accounts. The events are delivered in a clear and unbiased manner. 

However... I just don't think this was my kind of book. I've seen a lot of people recommend this book to those who loved Endurance, as I did, but The Wager is significantly more grim in a way that didn't make me want to read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Racism, Torture, and Colonisation

Minor: Slavery