302 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008169114
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: William Collins
Publication date: 15 October 2015
Description
When the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened. A mere speck in the vast Pacific ocean – and powerless against the forces of nature – Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale, and her twenty crewmen w...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,669 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
informative 70%
sad 42%
challenging 32%
tense 31%
emotional 27%
reflective 17%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Death, Body horror, GoreMinor
Racism, Violence, Religious bigotry
302 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008169114
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: William Collins
Publication date: 15 October 2015
Description
When the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened. A mere speck in the vast Pacific ocean – and powerless against the forces of nature – Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale, and her twenty crewmen w...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,669 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
informative 70%
sad 42%
challenging 32%
tense 31%
emotional 27%
reflective 17%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Death, Body horror, GoreMinor
Racism, Violence, Religious bigotry