Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

58 reviews

katrinaburch's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book is one that should be on anyone's list who has an interest in the Troubles. It is well researched and well written. I was a teenager when the Good Friday Agreement was signed and while I knew a little at the point that was going on, I have since learned more through books like Edward Rutherfurd's Dublin and Morgan Llywellen's The Irish Century series. But those are both fiction, this is narrative non-fiction. Yes, the author does state that it doesn't begin to cover all that is needed to know about one of the most complex conflicts in the world, but it's a start. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

sunflower_13's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.75

Great narrator and even better storytelling of true events. I think this is a book I’ll read the physical version as well as there apparently are several notes which aren’t included in the audiobook.

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

_nb123's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

Well written and well researched. Rendered a difficult and confusing saga manageable and interesting to a reader with minimal previous knowledge

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Colonisation

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

jadepfaefflin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chelcie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War