Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

53 reviews

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

222abbi's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

This book is incredible, it’s a non fiction history book but reads like fiction. It is amazing how it is weaved together key characters from the troubles into a story. It sympathetically told a complicated history in a understanding, entertaining and enlightening way. It is genuinely such an interesting and engaging look at history and present. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Mental illness, Death, Confinement, War, Torture, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Excrement, Eating disorder, Blood, Pedophilia, Murder, Death of parent, and Colonisation

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

rcsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Say Nothing is advertised as though it's a true crime but the case of Jean McConville's disappearance is just a loose binding to what is essentially a history of The Troubles. From other reviews I've read a lot of people go into this expecting a true crime novel and are disappointed. But if you go into it as a narrative nonfiction history then it's incredibly readable and well written. Patrick Radden Keefe has clearly done his research and, mainly, stays impartial. You will kind of hate Gerry Adams by the end though!
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 I think this would be a good introduction to The Troubles for people who weren't around for this particular part of history, or just as a more detailed look if most of your knowledge came from Newsround in the 90's.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, War, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

arrianne's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Colonisation, Death, Suicide, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Incest, Murder, and Religious bigotry

emmanem's review

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, War, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder and Kidnapping

cassimiranda's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

2.0

Patrick Radden Keefe tar avstamp i bortförandet av 38-åriga änkan Jean McConville i december 1972. Hennes tio barn återstår henne aldrig. Att det var IRA som låg bakom hennes försvinnande var tydligt, men vad hade Jean egentligen gjort? Keefe redogör sedan för stora delar av IRA:s historia och terror, i den mån han kunnat gräva fram uppgifter.

Vi får lära känna flera personer och det är inte lätt att hålla reda på alla, eller vem som är vem. För mig blir systrarna Dolours och Marian Price mest minnesvärda. Deras engagemang i Provisoriska IRA, "provos", beskrivs detaljerat, men även deras liv efteråt. Gerry Adams och Brendan Hughes är två andra huvudpersoner, där Adams ständigt förnekat sin inblandning i IRA. Denna våldsamma konflikt mellan den protestantiska, lojalistiska sidan respektive den katolska, republikanska sidan pågick mestadels under 1960-1990-talen, men har efterverkningar än idag. 

Eftersom det här är en slags reportagebok så har den inget rakt händelseförlopp och många gånger känner jag bara att namn, grupperingar och årtal snurrar runt i mitt huvud. Det finns definitivt intressanta och till och med spännande delar, men för det mesta är jag förvirrad eller bortkollrad. Har lyssnat på den här boken och tror jag hade uppskattat den mer om jag läst den. Det är en bokcirkel-bok, så det ska bli intressant att höra vad de andra tycker om ett par dagar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness and Alcohol

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced

5.0

Say Nothing is a chilling chronicle of The Troubles of Northern Ireland and its aftermath, with special focus on the orchestrated disappearance of civilian mother of ten Jean McConville.  Per the author, Patrick Radden Keefe, the book is not a comprehensive history, but as someone who knew virtually nothing about The Troubles going in, I found Say Nothing to be a great place to start.  I found the account of the Price sisters to be particularly fascinating.  This is a compelling story about people standing up for what they believe in, filled with betrayal and deadly consequences.  Matthew Blaney’s narration is exquisite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicide, War, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Dementia, Pedophilia, and Child death

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

a must-read

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Content Warnings

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