tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8532402039922192626..comments2024-03-28T11:38:15.779+00:00Comments on TPQ: Say NothingAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-60100927921465645292018-12-14T11:34:40.320+00:002018-12-14T11:34:40.320+00:00I actually bought this via Audible, and listening ...I actually bought this via Audible, and listening to it as an audiobook.<br /><br />The first time I've, erm, read/listened to an audiobook, and I have to say, I thought it worked well. The tone and literacy of the prose, and the dictation of the actor reading, brought it all to life.<br /><br />As for the story itself, well, not a huge amount of new information, but a lot of additional SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139216046914389013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87652556200930224152018-12-11T12:38:05.510+00:002018-12-11T12:38:05.510+00:00AM et al
It's plain to see that reviewing SAY...AM et al<br /><br />It's plain to see that reviewing SAY NOTHING was a kind of stroll through broken glass for you. Talk about being close, maybe too close, to the subject. <br /><br />For those who might consider finding and reading a copy, I say do it. All emotions and politics aside, SAY NOTHING reads like a gritty thriller. Patrick Radden Keefe does a masterful job of weaving story lines Michael Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016015701619473456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-22587941340509756352018-12-11T09:15:57.269+00:002018-12-11T09:15:57.269+00:00Henry Joy,
Yeah understand and that is something t...Henry Joy,<br />Yeah understand and that is something that doesn't seem to have been picked up...the different aspects between the rural units and the city units....I think it is something that should have been explored long before now.....Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1454813393215194082018-12-10T20:35:20.734+00:002018-12-10T20:35:20.734+00:00Am- what's wrong with scotch? A nice glenfiddi...Am- what's wrong with scotch? A nice glenfiddich and ice? Glenmorangie? I love ScotchDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120277877011965034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-92064427324985151552018-12-10T18:58:12.078+00:002018-12-10T18:58:12.078+00:00AM,
on foot of your review I made a purchase this...AM,<br /><br />on foot of your review I made a purchase this morning.<br />Expect to hear more anon.<br /><br />Niall, <br /><br />sure, there's many's a story to be told of activities outside of Belfast. Most of the volunteers attached to rural units though would be cagey. For a majority i'd be of the attitude Heaney's lines caution for ... 'Say nathin and keep sayin it',Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-27465587813832829282018-12-10T08:12:36.379+00:002018-12-10T08:12:36.379+00:00"These things irk only when we take ourselves..."These things irk only when we take ourselves much too seriously and suffer from an inflated sense of self-importance."<br /><br />I'm just getting off the floor from collapsing after reading that line!!!...I jest though Sir.<br /><br />Most of the books written about the conflict tend to focus on Belfast....there seems to be a dearth of books on the brigades and their operations Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-55391495042664184912018-12-09T23:46:30.472+00:002018-12-09T23:46:30.472+00:00A very well written piece and your recommendation ...A very well written piece and your recommendation says a lot. One thing about the Boston College interviews - it was a brave and worthwhile attempt at truth. What more could anyone ask, that it was abused says a lot against the British security forces, their masters and Boston College, not you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021607324687547216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-58553257046539564572018-12-09T20:55:43.361+00:002018-12-09T20:55:43.361+00:00"While harbouring an inclination for this typ..."While harbouring an inclination for this type of work many years down the line rather than now,"<br /><br />Jesus Anthony are you nuts? You'll put an even bigger target on your back if it looks like you are putting out a memoir of your own. I'm all for free speech and I maybe from the 'otherside'<br />but you and the family went through some shite in Belfast if memory Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68792487903561037862018-12-09T18:53:05.242+00:002018-12-09T18:53:05.242+00:00'fuels political unionism’s hunger to feed on ...'fuels political unionism’s hunger to feed on the past ' <br /><br />You spelt sinn fein wrongMark Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279897820505592708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-91647127293655300012018-12-09T18:11:06.260+00:002018-12-09T18:11:06.260+00:00Moloney has been particularly scathing about the c...Moloney has been particularly scathing about the claims of Marian Price's involvement and the quote from an ex-RUC man that there were no radio transmitters in use at the time. Things like that tend to put me off such books, as I end up reading the rest of it with a semi-detached perspective, waiting for the next mistake. <br /><br />What I would really, really like is a book that focuses on Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.com