Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

15 reviews

mollylovesbooks's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

akswhy's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

3.5

A wildly comprehensive book on a notoriously difficult to tackle subject. I learned TONS, but I think the book was too long. It could have been trimmed down. 

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Content Warnings

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

hellavaral's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

superstormnora's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Interesting book about violence in Northern Ireland and the people involved in the Troubles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Drug abuse

fiannah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and War

maggies's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Since reading Empire of Pain and Rogues, PRK has topped my list of nonfiction writers. His attention to detail and ability to weave a history that reads like a novel is second to none. The story of Jean McConville and her children, the nationalist movement, the origins of the Troubles, and its fragile peace and enduring legacy is told not necessarily chronologically, but thematically. PRK leaves a trail of breadcrumbs throughout as he builds to his final conclusion, with shocking twists and reveals along the way. Among the most shocking was the constant reminder of how recent this history is—while many active participants have passed away, many others are still alive, and memory is long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Police brutality and Religious bigotry

timesnewroman12point's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

taytastic's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

Totally enthralling and truly captivating. It was a slow start but once I got past the first 60 pages, I could not stop reading it. The book is a nonfiction book about a war zone in modern history, engage accordingly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide

library_bee's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, and War

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Alcohol

kaynan1314's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, and War