Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

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

20 reviews

mblanke's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and War

winnifred's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

paigeno's review against another edition

dark informative tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

If you are interested in The Troubles or the IRA during the latter half of the 20th century, then this is a well-crafted book.  By starting with the kidnapping of Jean McConnville, he has a thread to tie the book together.  However, it didn't work for me.  I don't read much non-fiction and was not interested in this particular story.   While I did learn much about the IRA and Northern Ireland, the large number of names and intertwining stories was tiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

wordingitright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

laurenparham's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.75

I think this book was just not for me—it’s informative about some key events but does little to contextualize the IRA’s actions in response to the state violence that drove The Troubles. If the goal is to explore how people become radicalized to commit political violence, I think it’s important to present that trajectory with more than a few cursory mentions of the oppression that led to it. I understand that would be a massive undertaking but anything less feels irresponsible, especially given how uneducated most Americans are about The Troubles and how, for many, a book like this would be their first introduction. There is no justification for what happened to Jean McConville, and I don’t think there has to be any whataboutism regarding that—it was tragic and violent and caused lifelong suffering and devastation for her family. But I do think that the British government and the loyalists earn some portion of the blame as an oppressive and exploitative force that perpetuated violence and radicalization. I do wonder why many people are so squeamish at the idea of interpersonal or paramilitary violence but sanction the same actions carried out by people acting on behalf of the state as somehow more valid and justified and less violent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I went into the book expecting a true crime story but left learning much more. It was a very good intro into the Troubles and its main players. I also enjoyed how it touched on the complicated morals of the whole situation. I definately want to read more on the subject. Some parts felt slow but overall it was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

rivercat0338's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

leah_alexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Murder

jbellomy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Police brutality