Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

205 reviews

dfriend12's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

coopireads8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was probably one of the hardest novels I have read. The gripping details of the sexual violence committed by the Israeli soldiers was gruesome but it certainly paints a realistic picture Isareli occupation in 1949. The first part was super hard to read (since it came from the Israeli side) and the second part of the book is written by a Palestinian woman. The second part was easier to read and the woman’s strong willingness to find the truth about this girl was captivating. I like how both parts had a different tone and writing style (first part was in 3rd person while the second one was in 1st. 

This book is one of the many Palestinian voices that the world needs to urgently listen during this genocide. Calling this book as “anti-Semitic” is proof of the Palestinian erasure and ethnic cleansing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and War

mreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and Vomit

eve81's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War

coolfijiwater's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Genocide, and Vomit

cygnet_'s review

challenging dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and War

sadhbh2525's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Vomit

bladelikesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

colormecaro's review against another edition

5.0

Not a single detail in this book is minor. 
Even if the narrator in the second half of the book says it is. Details like being used to bombings and shelling and opening a window to avoid it shattering in an explosion but being upset about the dust. Not minor. 

🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

geesjournals's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Minor Detail was such a rollercoaster of emotions. The intertwined plots are deliberate, the writing is expertly done, and the symbolism is unmatched. Adania Shibli did a fantastic job sharing the complex depth of tragedy while not sensationalizing or romanticizing it.

There is so much tucked within 144 pages that one read is not enough to fully unfold the intricacies. I'm convinced that you get from this book what you give to it. So much remains open for interpretation that any conclusion the reader arrives at is more a commentary on us rather than the book. 

Minor Detail is a heart-wrenching must-read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder