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The Wager by David Grann

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

May 10, 2026 by Ang Leave a Comment

Format in which I consumed this book: audiobook Did I like it/love it/hate it? Liked it What’s it about? In the 1740s, a British ship sets sail to try to capture a Spanish galleon filled with treasure. They fail, and become shipwrecked on an island near Argentina and Chile. In the months that follow, the crew and leadership divide into factions and struggle to survive. They manage to scavenge items from their ship and the author sort of makes it seem like they had a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #history, David Grann, shipwreck

Ang's CBR18 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #history, David Grann, shipwreck ·
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Suffering on the high seas

The Wager by David Grann

December 30, 2024 by Sophia 1 Comment

I first saw The Wager (2023) by David Grann on Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2023 list. I’m a big fan of Obama, and I read a number of his recommended books every year. I also read The Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann about five years ago. It was a deep dive into a little corner of history that I knew almost nothing about, and I found it very interesting. The Wager is also something of a deep dive into a little corner of history. The Wager was […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: David Grann

Sophia's CBR16 Review No:52 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: David Grann ·
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Holiday Reads: Alpine Edition

The Clinic by Cate Quinn

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

The Dry by Jane Harper

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

A Sincere Warning About the Entity in your House by Jason Arnopp

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

July 31, 2024 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Apparently, all I need in life is a pile of books, a fridge full of cheese and diet coke and a massive tent. The Clinic (Cate Quinn) ** Certified tough chick (™) Meg checks into an exclusive rehab clinic, not to treat her own burgeoning drug problem, but to discover what happened to her sister Haley, a famous actress who died on the grounds. The clinic claims suicide, but Meg doesn’t buy it and sets out to investigate what really happened.  I read this book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: A Sincere Warning about the Entity in your House, Alice Winn, Cate Quinn, Cold Comfort Farm, David Grann, Echo, In Memoriam, Jane Harper, jason arnopp, killers of the flower moon, Stella Gibbons, The Clinic, the dry, Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Zirza's CBR16 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: A Sincere Warning about the Entity in your House, Alice Winn, Cate Quinn, Cold Comfort Farm, David Grann, Echo, In Memoriam, Jane Harper, jason arnopp, killers of the flower moon, Stella Gibbons, The Clinic, the dry, Thomas Olde Heuvelt ·
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Lord of the Flies with Adults

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

July 13, 2024 by KimMiE" 3 Comments

CBR16 BINGO: Fiasco, because this mission to capture Spanish treasure was a fiasco from the get-go I’ve been putting off writing this review because, while The Wager seems to have been well researched and the writing is engaging, it left me feeling a bit tepid. Nautical history isn’t my usual jam, but I do love a good survival story (see Endurance for my favorite nautical tale and one of my all-time favorite non-fiction books). In the mid-18th century, Britain and Spain were engaged in the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: British history, CBR16, cbr16bingo, David Grann, KimMiE", nautical nonfiction, shipwreck

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: British history, CBR16, cbr16bingo, David Grann, KimMiE", nautical nonfiction, shipwreck ·
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Shipwrecked on Daddington Island: A Naval-Gazing Adventure

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

November 20, 2023 by Halbs Leave a Comment

David Grann does it again! Page-turning history, filled with interesting trivia, exploration of the borders of the human capacity for greatness and darkness, and pontificating on what it all means. He’s the best at doing all of it at once. This piece of non-fiction is mercifully paced – only 257 pages. Buy this book for all the history nerds and dads in your life. You are welcome; your holiday shopping is complete. The Wager has two meanings – first, the eponymous ship was part of a […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: David Grann, naval

Halbs's CBR15 Review No:40 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: David Grann, naval ·
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“His poor judgment is further evidenced by his continued denial of his obvious guilt.”

Midnight Son by James Dommek Jr.

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

October 12, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Midnight Son – 4 stars An upcoming native Alaskan actor, Teddy Kyle Smith, vanishes into the wilderness after his mother’s death and, attacking the first men who come across him, leaves them for dead. But when he is finally captured, he has a bizarre story to tell – that of encountering the Iñukuns, a mythic lost tribe. An Audible original, this audiobook is executed in an interesting documentary format, incorporating interviews and clips from police interrogations and court testimony alongside narration. The case is not […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Alaska, audiobook, crime, David Grann, James Dommek Jr., Native American, oklahoma, true crime, United States

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:78 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Alaska, audiobook, crime, David Grann, James Dommek Jr., Native American, oklahoma, true crime, United States ·
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