Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

22 reviews

hanhantap's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Genocide, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism

koiolee's review against another edition

I couldn't stomach the graphic details of

the child rape scene in chapter 1.

As any morally good person would, I felt nauseous listening to the details being read to me. If this were a book form, i would skip the graphic details or close the book, but i can't when it's an audiobook. I have a pretty strong stomach but i couldn't continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Child abuse, and War

peachani's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Child death, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Colonisation, Genocide, Vomit, Confinement, and Child abuse

katreena's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Violence, Cursing, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Rape, Torture, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, War, and Genocide

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Child death, Colonisation, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

vklyle99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Sexual violence, Rape, Child death, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Racism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence

meganpbell's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

You may have heard of this book because it was set to receive the 2023 LiBeraturpreis Award at the Frankfurt Book Fair but its ceremony was controversially cancelled in the wake of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. This subtly written yet searing novella powerfully demonstrates the horrors of the Palestinian experience and the violence colonialism inflicts not only marginalized bodies, but on history, geography, and memory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Medical content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Hate crime

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Rape, Islamophobia, Genocide, Police brutality, Confinement, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

reads2cope's review against another edition

5.0

“By the way, I hope I didn’t cause any awkwardness when I mentioned the incident with the soldier, or the checkpoint, or when I reveal that we are living under occupation here. Gunshots and military vehicle sirens, and sometimes the sound of helicopters, warplanes, and shelling, the subsequent wail of ambulances; not only do these noises precede breaking news reports, but now they have to compete with the dog’s barking, too.”

Haunting and clear, the repetition in certain scenes would put me into a meditative trance until the next development shocked me out of it. Incredible and devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Racism, Colonisation, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Child death, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Misogyny, Genocide, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, and Rape