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A review by annenichols
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
START READING AT CHAPTER 1 - THE PROLOGUE/FORWARD IS SPOILER AFTER SPOILER.
A decent adventure story marred by blatant racism. I couldn't believe the date of publication; thought it had to be decades earlier. Author: just because the journals contained racism doesn't mean you have to transcribe them verbatim or accept their worldview. Paraphrasing, "The blacksdied first because they had lower body fat ??? Disgusting.
Similarly, there was insufficient editorializing of the xenophobicdecision not to aim for nearby islands . Way too many uninhibited references to "savages."
Unrelatedly, this like many similar books included some extraneous details, especially at the end, that didn't contribute much.
Overall, disappointing. Could have been so good.
A decent adventure story marred by blatant racism. I couldn't believe the date of publication; thought it had to be decades earlier. Author: just because the journals contained racism doesn't mean you have to transcribe them verbatim or accept their worldview. Paraphrasing, "The blacks
Similarly, there was insufficient editorializing of the xenophobic
Unrelatedly, this like many similar books included some extraneous details, especially at the end, that didn't contribute much.
Overall, disappointing. Could have been so good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia