Charlene's Reviews > Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny

On its maiden voyage, the Batavia crashed into shallow waters and the passengers had to take smaller boats to an island in order to survive. What ensued was no less than an adult Lord of the Flies. What happens when you are short on resources? You start killing. Those who seized control killed people for the smallest infractions. It didn't matter if you were a man, woman, or baby. Once the killers got a taste of killing, they started killing just for the hell of it.

I am glad I now know this story but I feel like I am not the target audience. More than once I became bored and wanted the book to just hurry up and be done.