Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

95 reviews

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

sabreen21's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War

Minor: Racism and Islamophobia

The books first starts with an Israeli soldier POV. The 2nd half is of a Palestinian woman POV. She read the article of what happens to the woman who was raped and she goes to see the more evidence. Her POV shows the reader how difficult it is for Palestinians to travel in their own land because of the occupation.

aalfie's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Islamophobia, and Murder

getlitwithamy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

While this was short, MINOR DETAIL was still able to captivate my attention in both physical and audible formats. It reads like nonfiction even though it's historical fiction. Adania Shibli's prose is rich as she does all but hold back about the Palestinian struggle.

Poignancy was the main feeling I had reading this book. It's easy to sympathize and empathize with the women in both parts of the story, as they face oppression and outright brutality at the hands of Israel's occupying forces.

I'm glad I finally got to read this after having been on a waitlist through my library since November.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

kumquats87's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Racism

miafromorchardstreet's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

A tremendous piece of work. A visceral representation of occupation, violence and erasure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

victoriathuyvi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

krisheiney's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I picked up this book because of its political snub, because I don’t want that event to limit the book’s readership.

In line with the title, the focus of both parts of the narration focus in on minor details—the order in which parts of one’s body are washed, the wrinkles on a woman’s face, chewing gum—and this serves to highlight the enormity of the major events relegated to the backdrop. 

Shibli’s writing is understated and contemplative, and her narrative eye on the past and present of the war captures the enormity of it in surprisingly few pages. I look forward to reading more of her books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

sunflowertourguide's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Islamophobia, Murder, and Colonisation

hearth_hobbit's review

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This story gave a good description on living as a Palestinian in occupied Palestine. The simple act of taking interest in local history and wanting to learn more is almost comically inaccessible, let alone trying to do anything else. The symbolism of the story would be really interesting to dissect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Colonisation