Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

69 reviews

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

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

caitlin_bookchats's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racism, Medical content, Cannibalism, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation

This book contains the most gruesome description of scurvy I have ever read. Also, cw: survival cannibalism, animal death

the men kill and eat a pet dog

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

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

kendal_reads's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

schausjk's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis