Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

176 reviews

herelieshenry's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? No

5.0

A difficult, gutting, but incredibly important read. Not only relevant, not only important, but also incredibly well-written and impactful. The writing is very intentional in its largely objective perspective, straightforward and effective with a strong sense of place and mood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Islamophobia

Minor: Ableism, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Deportation

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

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

emerentina's review

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Genocide

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

neverlandpages4's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

annafordybersig's review

dark emotional reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Rape

meesh150's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Violence, and War

Was a hard but informative read but the second part was quite slow and felt repetitive

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Sexual violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Excrement

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

4.25

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