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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
This book is really slow and a bit repetitive, and I didn’t find it very compelling when I was reading it. Originally I gave it 3 stars. However, I keep thinking about it—the way part two ties back to part one in such a compelling way! I can’t stop remembering the spilled gas. Truly a phenomenal piece of writing.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Minor Detail - Adania Shibli (5/5)
It's blunt. It's overly descriptive. It's tense. It's frustrating.
Never have I ever read a book that aims to tackle the ongoing decades long genocide of Palestinians with parallel cycles and narratives that are brutal, realistic, and blunt. The cycle continues to repeat itself in worse ways than one.
Free Palestine.
It's blunt. It's overly descriptive. It's tense. It's frustrating.
Never have I ever read a book that aims to tackle the ongoing decades long genocide of Palestinians with parallel cycles and narratives that are brutal, realistic, and blunt. The cycle continues to repeat itself in worse ways than one.
Free Palestine.
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Gorgeous writing, changing in the two parts of the book to match the psychology of the main character and convey rightly the atmosphere and landscape they are facing.
I have truly loved the perspective on war and the attempt to transmit a message for peace and humanity which shall prevail.
That said, this was not at all an easy read. The humiliation and rape felt too real and I hardly got through the first part. Here is also one of the things which I just couldn’t grasp which is why the commander felt somehow justified in raping the girl and because she was unconscious, she continued to recognise him as a potential saviour when being raped by others.
Additionally, some of the bridges made between the two parts of the book felt way to obvious and easy and for my personal taste it was a bit too much. But this is a me thing, because I really don’t like being held by the hand as a reader.
I have truly loved the perspective on war and the attempt to transmit a message for peace and humanity which shall prevail.
That said, this was not at all an easy read. The humiliation and rape felt too real and I hardly got through the first part. Here is also one of the things which I just couldn’t grasp
Additionally, some of the bridges made between the two parts of the book felt way to obvious and easy and for my personal taste it was a bit too much. But this is a me thing, because I really don’t like being held by the hand as a reader.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, War
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Haunting and relevant.
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot