Reviews tagging 'Torture'

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

79 reviews

finknight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

an incredibly important, unapologetic, and impartial account of the troubles and ireland. the book jumps around between narratives of key individuals but in a manner which is not confusing but aids the narrative, which all comes together cohesively. utterly recommend; even, and especially, for those who know little about ireland & history but are looking to learn!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction and Suicide

brittwins's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Book was extremely well written. He did an amazing job of retelling the events as well as bringing to life those involved. This book is centered around the IRA and actions taken from this group as well as stating that it hasn’t covered loyalist terrorism. My only suggestion is if you are interested in the troubles this isn’t the first book you should read. The troubles themselves are very nuanced and this book focuses on a small aspect of a large problem that spanned well before this time period. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism

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

akgrantmatz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Suicide

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

ketsy95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual violence

maxmilkman's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Police brutality, Medical content, and Abandonment

Minor: Gore, Pedophilia, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

mikeybjones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Alcohol, and War

acaparro's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Minor: Racism

erinmg's review against another edition

challenging informative sad

4.0

Fascinating book! I haven’t seen the genre of “narrative nonfiction” much, but it felt much more accessible to me than a typical history book. If anything, it felt more anthropological in nature in the ways it ties historical events together through the stories relayed from the interviewees to the author. I listened to this as an audiobook and found at one point that I was confused on the timeline, so unsure if the recording was out of chapter order or if that was my own error, but otherwise I thought this was very educational and intriguing throughout.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, and Excrement