Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

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

8 reviews

bigheadcam's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

An absolutely incredible, fascinating, and perfectly paced narrative nonfiction on the Troubles. Radden Keefe is very careful to specify that this book is not "historical" nonfiction because a lot of the information in this book is derived from oral accounts. He did his best to reconcile these accounts by corroborating them with more official records and reports, but the Troubles are not well documented and were a truly chaotic time.

Radden Keefe's writing is objective and informative while also remaining gripping and maintaining an excellent storytelling tone. I was consistently impressed with how well he kept every subject covered interesting, and how he manages to switch contexts without losing the reader or making it jarring.

Thanks to John Oliver for recommending this on Hot Ones. I'd happily do the same for anyone with an interest in history, radical ideologies, revolution, and modern struggles for independence as well as the cost of said struggles.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Cancer, Bullying, Murder, War, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Confinement, Classism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Gun violence, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Body horror, Excrement, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Self harm, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Going into this my knowledge of the troubles was limited to Derry Girls and that small plot point in Criminal Minds, so to start I was a little confused (and I’m still not 100% confident) but overall was explained in an interesting and clear way. 

The audiobook gets a bonus 0.5 star (not included) because it is narrated by an Irish man and every time he said “poor” it added a week to my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Racism, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Death of parent, Hate crime, Suicide, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, War, and Murder

imds's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Colonisation, Grief, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, War, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body horror, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Self harm, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide, Confinement, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Xenophobia

travisppe's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Very interesting narrative, almost reads like a novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

rikeh's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, War, Self harm, Murder, Violence, Torture, and Police brutality

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I went into the book expecting a true crime story but left learning much more. It was a very good intro into the Troubles and its main players. I also enjoyed how it touched on the complicated morals of the whole situation. I definately want to read more on the subject. Some parts felt slow but overall it was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Medical trauma, and Torture

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

rivercat0338's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Self harm, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

exmareadastra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Incest, and Vomit