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

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