Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

24 reviews

carriedbythecosmos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

bibookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

5/5 Stars ⭐️. Minor Detail is a haunting story told in two parts. The first half is about the assault and murder of a Palestinian girl in 1949. The second half of the book is about a young  Palestinian woman years later occupied Palestine researching the death that happened in 1949. This book is short and undeniably haunting. This book is a window into the horrors that Palestinian women and girls face under occupation from Isnotreal colonizers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Murder, and War

hanhantap's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism

koiolee's review against another edition

I couldn't stomach the graphic details of

the child rape scene in chapter 1.

As any morally good person would, I felt nauseous listening to the details being read to me. If this were a book form, i would skip the graphic details or close the book, but i can't when it's an audiobook. I have a pretty strong stomach but i couldn't continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, and War

peachmoni's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Vomit, and Colonisation

katreena's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

vklyle99's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

meganpbell's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

You may have heard of this book because it was set to receive the 2023 LiBeraturpreis Award at the Frankfurt Book Fair but its ceremony was controversially cancelled in the wake of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. This subtly written yet searing novella powerfully demonstrates the horrors of the Palestinian experience and the violence colonialism inflicts not only marginalized bodies, but on history, geography, and memory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Hate crime

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Islamophobia