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Has anyone read, "Say Nothing"? (Original Post) Yavin4 Jul 2019 OP
I have not read the book but it Polly Hennessey Jul 2019 #1
I read it pacheen Feb 2021 #2
I have it on reserve at the library, although PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #3

Polly Hennessey

(6,793 posts)
1. I have not read the book but it
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 09:49 AM
Jul 2019

is probably worth the $. I was always confused and troubled by the violence between the two Ireland’s hatred of one another. Your question was enough to intrigue me. I am forever perplexed as to why emotions lead humans to violence. Guess I am naive. Scares me to think it could be happening here. Yes, I know we had a Civil War. Told you I was naive.

pacheen

(58 posts)
2. I read it
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:58 AM
Feb 2021

I barely got through it. If my daughter hadn’t given it to me for Christmas, I would have never picked it up. So terribly, terribly sad.

However, I was determined to finish it. Discovered that we were visiting County Monaghan, where they brought the informers to be executed, a month before they arrived. My mother was born there. And I have a first cousin on my dads side who was involved with the Good Friday agreement.

I made an exception for this one, but I just can’t read books about atrocities anymore.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,841 posts)
3. I have it on reserve at the library, although
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:16 PM
Feb 2021

at the moment I have it frozen, and I'm not sure when I'll lift the freeze.

So many books, so little time.

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