The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Book Review!)

Hey Everyone; here's my review of David Grann's The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder!

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[MZophiel]

Good luck with the new channel.

Interesting you weren’t 100% with the pacing. I had a day off and read the hardback in one sitting. Like I could not stop, and maybe that’s why I found the pacing perfect.

I loved all other aspects of the book being a history buff, and an especial fan of the Age of Sail.

I found the real life element intriguing and googled a lot about it afterwards. Like yourself I was most intrigued by the moral dilemmas faced by every man.

One last point I’d respond to you about was the ‘ok I get it, it’s bad’ you mentioned. To me, that only showed how ‘business as usual’ misery became, and that in itself was harrowing.

Anyway, loved the book!

[armrugatewood]

I’m reading the Wager right now and about midway into the story. I just had to put it down to go to sleep! I usually don’t read seafaring story but I’ve just finished his ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’- loved the story and the fact that it’s a true story. I live in Oklahoma and didn’t know about the murders of many Osage people during this oil rush. So, when I saw Grann had another true story book, I had to get it. Love that Grann used a lot of nautical terms throughout the narrative. The story is very descriptive and well paced. And I’ll do more reading about this historical event.

[ukraine]

My cousin is a Commander in the Royal Navy. I trained Royal Marines and Sailors at HMNB Portsmouth. The place is just oozing history. Both recent and personal to myself (my friend lost his arm in Bosnia and I assisted in his first aid. He was Casevaced to Gosport. My brother was his assigned Navy medic)

I couldn’t put the book down as most of the places in England I know well.