Reviews tagging 'Death'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

119 reviews

plantonic_friendships's review against another edition

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

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

emerentina's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

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, Genocide, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Child death, Death, and Hate crime

jvlietteswarner's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Genocide, Islamophobia, and Death

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

brandiereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, and Rape

meemawcat's review against another edition

dark sad tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, and Genocide

kirstenpod_'s review

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

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

Minor: Animal cruelty and Excrement

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