Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Zeg niets: Moord en verraad in Noord-Ierland by Patrick Radden Keefe

20 reviews

mblanke's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Confinement, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Gun violence, War, Violence, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Death, and Police brutality

winnifred's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

paigeno's review against another edition

dark informative tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Suicide, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

If you are interested in The Troubles or the IRA during the latter half of the 20th century, then this is a well-crafted book.  By starting with the kidnapping of Jean McConnville, he has a thread to tie the book together.  However, it didn't work for me.  I don't read much non-fiction and was not interested in this particular story.   While I did learn much about the IRA and Northern Ireland, the large number of names and intertwining stories was tiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

wordingitright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Torture, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

laurenparham's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.75

I think this book was just not for me—it’s informative about some key events but does little to contextualize the IRA’s actions in response to the state violence that drove The Troubles. If the goal is to explore how people become radicalized to commit political violence, I think it’s important to present that trajectory with more than a few cursory mentions of the oppression that led to it. I understand that would be a massive undertaking but anything less feels irresponsible, especially given how uneducated most Americans are about The Troubles and how, for many, a book like this would be their first introduction. There is no justification for what happened to Jean McConville, and I don’t think there has to be any whataboutism regarding that—it was tragic and violent and caused lifelong suffering and devastation for her family. But I do think that the British government and the loyalists earn some portion of the blame as an oppressive and exploitative force that perpetuated violence and radicalization. I do wonder why many people are so squeamish at the idea of interpersonal or paramilitary violence but sanction the same actions carried out by people acting on behalf of the state as somehow more valid and justified and less violent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and War

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

leah_alexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

jbellomy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture