The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderNew · Nonfiction, History, Historical
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
2023 · 329 pages · Nonfiction
60
New
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 245K ratings
Lifetime bestseller · Buzzing now
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) winner (2023). #1 New York Times bestseller (7 weeks at #1). 4.16★ from 245K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Readers63 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller70 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+25
- Buzz39 out of 100 · counts 15%+7
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #56 of the 154 history books we rank
- #42 of the 219 new books we rank
- #251 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) winner (2023)
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (7 weeks at #1)
- 22 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2024
Reads as
True story, Adventurous
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