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A review by nashwa017
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
5.0
As someone who majored in International Relations and has a whole degree in it, this book made it clear that the education system failed me in SO many ways. How was there a whole conflict in Ireland in recent history and I wasn’t even aware of it. I guess this is something that will always baffle me. Now, coming to this book, it goes without saying that I think it’s a very important book, one with the right amount of intrigue and suspense woven through it. It’s extremely well-researched and has the ability to keep a person hooked. The book starts off with a disappearance of a woman, a mother of 10, and throughout the book, the author leaves clues for the reader to pick up on, making it very similar to a modern-day thriller.
A large part of this book does focus on the IRA and it's terrorist activities, focusing on Dolores and Marian Price, who were complicit in a number of infamous car bombings. Initially, it was hard to take in the extent of the religious differences, but then I realised that I have to readjust my lens and apply the same partition rules, which divided India and Pakistan.
For someone who had little to no-knowledge of this part of history, the book did feel a little dense and I found myself constantly looking up things and finding more resources to help myself understand the complicated history. For example, I watched Rebellion on Netflix which explains the background and how the rift first started. I think in the future, I would benefit from another readthrough of this book – because I honestly feel like there is more I could take away from it.
A large part of this book does focus on the IRA and it's terrorist activities, focusing on Dolores and Marian Price, who were complicit in a number of infamous car bombings. Initially, it was hard to take in the extent of the religious differences, but then I realised that I have to readjust my lens and apply the same partition rules, which divided India and Pakistan.
For someone who had little to no-knowledge of this part of history, the book did feel a little dense and I found myself constantly looking up things and finding more resources to help myself understand the complicated history. For example, I watched Rebellion on Netflix which explains the background and how the rift first started. I think in the future, I would benefit from another readthrough of this book – because I honestly feel like there is more I could take away from it.