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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
24 reviews
cassimiranda's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Rape, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Trafficking, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
samarakroeger's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, War, Gore, Grief, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
winnifred's review
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Child death
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Confinement
cammiem8's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
sjanke2's review
4.5
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Rape, Police brutality, Mental illness, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, Confinement, Cursing, War, Gun violence, Gore, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Torture, and Grief
atsundarsingh's review
5.0
Graphic: Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Blood, Colonisation, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship
danidamico's review against another edition
5.0
Con esta bestia de libro, Radden Keefe intenta relatar la historia del conflicto armado en Irlanda del Norte, en especial el período conocido como "the Troubles", desde 1969 en adelante. Pone especial énfasis en ciertas figuras del IRA como Dolours y Marian Price, Brendan Hughes y Gerry Adams, como también en el secuestro de una mujer llamada Jean McConville. Empezar esta lectura es como embarcarse en un viaje que te va llevando por lugares insólitos, sorprendentes y frustrantes, y cuando creés que todo terminó, aparece algo nuevo que te deja con la boca abierta. Es una historia fascinante y el autor sabe cómo contarla.
Say Nothing es, sin duda alguna, una de mis mejores lecturas del año y mi favorita de no ficción junto con Putas y Guerrilleras. En fin, no quiero seguir elogiando a Radden Keefe, hay miles de cosas para decir sobre este texto, pero no sé ni por dónde empezar. Creo que si tuviera que señalar lo que más me gustó es que nunca cae en el blanco o negro, buenos o malos, sino que se sumerge en las contradicciones y complejidades que caracterizaron a este conflicto histórico. Radden Keefe no subestima a nada ni a nadie, no simplifica, al contrario, te deja con preguntas abiertas. Te deja pensando.
Graphic: War, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Addiction, Child abuse, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Police brutality
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Incest, and Rape
exlibrissum's review
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Confinement
Moderate: Pedophilia and Alcoholism
slantrhymes's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Violence, Eating disorder, Confinement, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism and Torture
Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Suicide