David Grann’s The Wager was a thrilling, shocking, and intriguing episode from an era of history I didn’t know too much about. The characters were so richly portrayed, and the drama of the shipwreck and survival was incredible.
I’m not usually one to really seek outwardly “thrilling” books, but this totally kicked ass. Grann makes it look easy to portray these events with such details, context, and interest, even though it would in practice be a mountain of work to go through all the historical documents and presenting it in a way that makes sense, especially considering the dueling narratives on the shipwreck.
Definitely going to be reading more from this author.