Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

94 reviews

plantonic_friendships's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

It was a hard read for a myriad of reasons. I typically listen to nonfiction. And while the first half may be based off of actual events, it still read as fiction. Truly a lot of minor details that mattered, so I had to reread about three times to truly get the events to sink in. Part of the reason I missed so much was because of the focus on minor details to really push home how "mundane" these days in these characters' lives were despite the atrocities happening/being committed.

The ending was jarring and truly devastating. Because, here is this woman trying to uncover and understand this tragedy only for the tragedy to continue onto her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Murder, and War

awiley319's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, and Murder

nazariah's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War

jvlietteswarner's review

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Rape, and Islamophobia

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

crybabybea's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully done. The author took a very interesting approach by splitting the book exactly down the middle and having the second part parallel the first in a very clever way. For this I also have to give props to the translator, who I think did a wonderful job translating the author's intentions!

It's a quick read with a powerful ending that leaves you staring at the wall to process. I think this would be a great book to study in class as it makes some very smart writing choices that help bolster the overall theme. You could definitely reread this multiple times and find something new to annotate.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mar's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

5.0

absolutely haunting. cannot stop thinking abt the contrast btwn the first and second part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Colonisation

lizard800's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The story itself is very well done and it really drives the point home. I am still feeling its impact.

I didn't prefer the author's writing style, however. It is extremely detailed and slow moving.

Additionally, I did not like the audiobook narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Islamophobia, and Murder

jordan21's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A beautifully written narrative depicting the minute details of Palestinian oppression that are vastly overlooked by the media and the public. The author describes the daily routines of living in occupation and her quest of researching an Arab murderer that has been intentionally erased from history. This was a quick but powerful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Islamophobia, Murder, and War

onmalsshelf's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Islamophobia, and War