David Grann – Page 2 – Cannonball Read 17

The Sea Was Angry That Day, My Friends

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

June 9, 2023 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

I imagine that most people who read The Wager will do so having already read David’s last work, Killers of the Flower Moon. One of the most acclaimed non-fiction books in recent memory, Killers excavated a largely forgotten story and not only brought it back into the light but brought it to life with vivid prose and unforgettable real-life characters. In The Wager, Grann tries to do the same thing but with a much different story. Whereas Killers of the Flower Moon covered events in […]

Another Chronicle About Our Terrible Past

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

May 28, 2023 by genericwhitegirl 1 Comment

I came away from this one seeing the forest more than the trees. The overall story is interesting, but I wasn’t really interested in the details along the way. At the end of the day, I’m glad I read the book, because this seems like an important story in terms of American history. But I often found my mind wandering while going through it. Did you know that the Osage Native Americans in Oklahoma were among the (if not THE) richest people in the world […]

Two Truths Diverged in the Shadow of Cape Horn

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

January 5, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

In 1740, the Wager set off on a journey around the world with a secret mission to capture Spanish silver and gold. Two years later, a leaking longboat lands in Brazil full of desperate men. But these are not the only survivors of the Wager, and both captain and crew end up on trial as England attempts to determine the truth. I love a good survival story, but for some reason shipwrecks have always left me underwhelmed. Maybe it’s because I don’t like the beach. But I […]

“An Indian Affairs agent said, ‘The question will suggest itself, which of these people are the savages?”

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

May 21, 2022 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In one word: Injustice. (Bonus words: rage-inducing) This is my second read of this harrowing historical tale. When my local book club picked it out to tackle this year, I dove back in for another listen, and I was filled with just as much anger as the first time around. This book first came to me by way of my favorite podcast, Literary Disco. A quick plot summary: the people of the Osage Nation experienced the displacement and reloaction forced upon many indigenous peoples by […]

I Need My Blood Pressure Meds

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

April 14, 2021 by caragwapa 1 Comment

In Oklahoma during the1920s, oil was pouring out from the ground and the Osage were being killed. Especially the wealthy ones. The book follows events of how the Osage tribe were driven out of their homes, settled in Oklahoma, and became the richest tribe. Then it moves on to how many of them were systematically, yes, systematically, killed for their oil wealth. Then the ensuing investigation and how it tied to the founding of the FBI by J. Edgar Hoover. The book primarily focuses on […]

I never read prologues.

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

White Fang by Jack London

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

The Man on the Balcony by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo

December 30, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

In the Dream House – 4/5 Stars This memoir came out a year or so ago, and because I was kind of mixed on the short story collection, I didn’t pick it up. Since then, I’ve been a little back and forth on reading it or not reading. Partly, because of the subject matter, I knew it would be rough going. And it is. This is a book that involves Carmen Maria Machado looking back and narrating being in an abusive relationship with another writer, […]

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