Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: the bestselling memoir by Séamas O'Reilly

20 reviews

aheinicke27's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

This audiobook read by the author was very touching and heartfelt. Irish humor is expertly used to discuss difficult topics, such as the death of the author’s mom when he was five.  The author describes the memoir as really a thank you letter to his father for taking care of him and his 11 siblings after his mother passed away, and this is very evident. I also thought it was interesting learning about the time of the troubles in Northern Ireland from a child’s perspective. While it did take me a while to get into this book and it is quite sad, it did make me reflect upon my own family and the connections I share with them. 

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Graphic: Death of parent

cahrem's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: War

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Abandonment

katetv's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

I expected this to be a downer memoir of grief (by this man who lost his mom at age 5, one of eleven kids), but it was really a funny and reflective memoir about his family, childhood, and growing up in Northern Ireland in the Troubles. Medium paced bc it is not short but reads very easily!

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Graphic: Grief, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

meecespieces's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Violence and Medical content

internationalreads's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

I don’t give star ratings to memoirs but if I did this one would get all the stars. It’s hilarious even though it deals with heavy topics (mainly his mother’s death from cancer). I read it in one sitting.

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Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: War, Violence, and Mental illness

chelseymccrae's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

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Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Violence

tarajoy90's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer

kristinj1's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

As a memoir, this is pretty good and funny! I tend to like this type of book anyway, but the fact that it took place in a different country was an added bonus. And the fact that it took place in Northern Ireland, in Derry? Give me a break, I'm in! I love the show Derry Girls l, so this book provided another facet to and added to my knowledge of that area.

Some of the stories he told were downright hilarious, many were touching. I really appreciated what I felt was a refreshing perspective on a son and his relationship to his father.

Despite the continual thread of the death of a parent throughout this book, it was not something that colored my view of this. As someone who usually feels fairly sensitive to parents dying in books and finds it triggering, I was okay with this.

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Moderate: Death of parent

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

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To be rated after BookTube Prize rounds

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Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer

Minor: Violence

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Animal death and Violence