Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern IrelandModern · Nonfiction, History, True Crime
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
2018 · 441 pages · Nonfiction
80
Modern
★ 4.47 on Goodreads · 201K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2019). On the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.47★ from 201K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
80Must-Read Score
- Readers98 out of 100 · counts 40%+44
- Critics81 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+29
- Bestseller30 out of 100 · counts 14%+5
- Buzz10 out of 100 · counts 15%+2
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #5 of the 154 history books we rank
- #9 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #25 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2019)
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
True story, Gripping, Dark
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