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

informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

 A compelling narrative about historical events which I know very little about, I was grateful for the audiobook (read by an Irish narrator, which drew me in). I would recommend the book to anyone who enjoys narrative nonfiction with multi-faceted storytelling, but caution that the book is long. I'm not sure I would have finished it so quickly without the audiobook, the only downside of which is the lack of footnotes and images 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

A significant portion of the book centers around what are now considered war crimes including

force feeding and "disappearing" people (i.e., murdering people and hiding their bodies)

. There are also discriptions of counterintelligence methods utilized during the conflict.