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Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
76 reviews
katrinaburch's review
4.5
I did have to knock it down a star for the author not using footnotes and ONLY using endnotes. As a historian, this drives me nuts. Endnotes are for your sources, footnotes are for extra information!
Overall, it's a very good book and should be read.
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
sporadic_user's review against another edition
4.0
For those normally turned off by acciuntings of history, Keefes writing style will be a welcome, gripping narrative rendition of events.
In particular, the inner motivations of the depicted are so well articulated that it can become hard hold on to an objective view oneself. Much like these real people, you can get caught up in their personal views and their cycles of violence. You can get insight into how the peace process could be reviled by the very people who wanted to stop fighting themselves. You might even find yourself condemning the very people who ended the conflict, only to realize that this exact thinking is what kept the conflict alive.
This book can be hard to read because of its subject matter, but it thoroughly demystifies the origins, staying power and legacy of the troubles.
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
lizzi_thebooksquid's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Violence and War
Minor: Torture
sunflower_13's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, and Suicide
akswhy's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Eating disorder and Misogyny
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Dementia, and Alcohol
mondovertigo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Excrement, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Rape
mimi_t22's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
finknight's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Addiction and Suicide
brittwins's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism
hellavaral's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Excrement