Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

In the Heart of the Sea: The Incredible True Story that Inspired Moby-Dick by Nathaniel Philbrick

38 reviews

dragnfary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

jcpanache's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Cannibalism

keepsleep's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death, Racism, Blood, Medical content, and Classism

epiphoria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

God.. I have no words. An unspeakable tragedy but undeniably, as Philbrick puts it, 'a tragedy that happens to be one of the greatest true stories ever told'. While the incident itself is greatly disturbing to hear of, this account is written with exceptional detail that still manages to capture any reader's attention, even if one might not be familiar with nautical terms. You might find yourself tasting sea salt on your tongue throughout. It includes a good number of sources as well as perspectives of the tragedy that give it a feeling of completeness and closure. While a lot of mistakes were made, it is impossible to not feel a respect and awe for the men of the Essex wreck, particularly their bravery and discipline in the face of such unimaginable suffering. This is a story that won't ever leave me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

dorothygrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

kilonshele's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

_kelpie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Cannibalism

bbbarttt's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Even grimmer than I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racism

Minor: Dementia

beth_s0730's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

melissacushman's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

4.5

Excellent, we’ll researched tale of old Nantucket, whaling, the shipwreck that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick, and the sailors’ struggle to stay alive in tiny boats with little food or fresh water for months. The parts about killing and butcher the whales at Galapagos tortoises were a bit hard to take though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Racism, and Cannibalism