Started: 4/27/2023
Completed: 4/30/2023
Recommendation: Mild Recommendation
Recommended By: I think that the title caught me
Completed: 4/30/2023
Recommendation: Mild Recommendation
Recommended By: I think that the title caught me
Review:
This book is both well written and engaging. The subtitle, however, should be, "starvation." The bulk of the book is about how the crew of this and other, related ships lost their crews through a combination of starvation and scurvy. In one sense, this makes complete sense as both were the lot of long term shipping during the era. However, I did not plan to read about endless death. The numbers are horrifying with a tiny portion of the crew miraculously living--otherwise, there would be no story, so I don't feel that this is a "spoiler." I just wish I had been warned before picking up this book.
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