Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

181 reviews

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

annreadsabook's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, and Violence

bibookworm's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

5/5 Stars ⭐️. Minor Detail is a haunting story told in two parts. The first half is about the assault and murder of a Palestinian girl in 1949. The second half of the book is about a young  Palestinian woman years later occupied Palestine researching the death that happened in 1949. This book is short and undeniably haunting. This book is a window into the horrors that Palestinian women and girls face under occupation from Isnotreal colonizers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, War, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

ba1l3y's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

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

bernie_e2001's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: War

albernikolauras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and War

kate_in_a_book's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

winkinater's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

It amazes me when authors can write so much in so few pages.  This story is told in two parts and tells the story of one incident from two unreliable narratives years apart.  It grabs at the concept that no story in conflict can be told 100% accurately.  In a war zone, records are deleted or skewed.  No matter how many times history repeats itself, we seem to never learn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, War, and Rape