Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

477 reviews

nomoba's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I feel like a lot of people missed the point with this book, especially the repetitiveness. For me, it represents how Palestinians go through the same struggles they did decades ago and how history repeats itself. It’s repetitive because history is repetitive. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Vomit

josefineh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and War

brigg_sy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The best book I do not recommend, it is incredibly sad and devastating. Such a tough, but great, read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and War

jpfortmiller's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty

misty_kb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Genocide and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Vomit

bloodmaarked's review against another edition

challenging informative tense 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

3.5

this book was not on my radar until my sister read it earlier this month and recommended it to me. my expectations were quite high, and, while its didn't quite match my expectations, i'm still glad i read it if only to get more insight to life in Palestine as told by a Palestinian author.

✧ full review on my tumblr ✧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

kshap's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

akrreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

sabrinaleaf's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

2.5 ⭐️ 

I’m glad so many people enjoyed this one, unfortunately it wasn’t for me.

I thought the two point of views to be too disconnected to link them coherently. The second point of view was told in a “this happened, and then this happened” format, which I hate. All in all, I thought this book would have more of an impact than it actually did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Confinement

aromea's review

challenging dark sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and War