Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

78 reviews

nitar8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Death, Kidnapping, Confinement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

aellwy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

mmccombs's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Patrick Radden Keefe is the example of how to do great investigative journalism that blends facts, personal narratives, and emotional nuance. It took a while for me to get fully invested in this one (as opposed to Empire of Pain, which I immediately couldn’t put down), but after I switched over to audio to mix it up, I loved how Keefe guided our view of the Troubles through the lens of individuals and how their stories intersected. He never placed value judgements on any one person’s actions, but didn’t shy away from showing the incredibly devastating impacts of violence on communities. I learned a lot from this one and feel I have a better grasp on what I now realize is a vastly more nuanced, cultural history that is felt today. 

“Who should be held accountable for a shared history of violence?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, and Violence

aisha_r's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Very good pace. Lots to think about. Radden Keefe presents evidence and commentary very precice. Great book to start learning about "The Troubles" and the conflict in Northern Ireland. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Eating disorder

Minor: Addiction

aislingmoconnell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Eating disorder, Torture, Hate crime, and Colonisation

sonygaystation's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Torture, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Dementia, and Drug use

angelajzhu's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Eating disorder

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Police brutality, Gun violence, Murder, Alcoholism, War, and Hate crime

Moderate: Suicide

atalea's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Murder, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, War, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Death, and Torture

popsicleplease's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, War, and Injury/Injury detail