Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

153 reviews

romatrashperla's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Death, Rape, Violence, and War

puffy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

 My first thoughts after I finished reading this was “this is going to sit with me for a while.” Sometimes after you read something, you just need to take the time to sit with and digest what you just read. Just very masterfully and beautifully written. The words just floated off the pages and created such vivid images in my head, and I am someone that very often has trouble visualizing what I am reading. If I was smarter or a more literary inclined person, I would go into more details regarding the parallel we see between the first and second part and how it made me feel and such. It’s one of the books that I almost regret not having a physical copy of that I can annotate and go back to for further analysis. I really don’t have any words, not right now at least. This was a just a phenomenal read. Free Palestine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, War, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, and Colonisation

aymboi's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Hard to read because of the subject matter but so important. Eventhough the novel is only a little over 100 pages, it shows really well what life under occupation is like for Palestinians.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death, and War

sophiegrubben's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

there’s no other words to describe this book than dread-filled. it was a difficult but incredibly necessary book to read and adania shibli immerses you a whole expansive world in just 112 pages and leaves you gasping for air at how restrictive it feels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Death

syllareads's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Rape, and Colonisation

getlitwithamy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

While this was short, MINOR DETAIL was still able to captivate my attention in both physical and audible formats. It reads like nonfiction even though it's historical fiction. Adania Shibli's prose is rich as she does all but hold back about the Palestinian struggle.

Poignancy was the main feeling I had reading this book. It's easy to sympathize and empathize with the women in both parts of the story, as they face oppression and outright brutality at the hands of Israel's occupying forces.

I'm glad I finally got to read this after having been on a waitlist through my library since November.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Blood, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Genocide, and Islamophobia

kumquats87's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Colonisation, War, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Torture, Islamophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

goddessofwhatnot's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Holy shit.
If I’ve read a book with this writing style before, it’s been long enough that I don’t remember it.
This book is exceptional.  Even when nothing was happening, I was still tense and riveted.
Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Colonisation, Racism, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Murder

kgmck's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, and Genocide

miafromorchardstreet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

A tremendous piece of work. A visceral representation of occupation, violence and erasure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Genocide

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Gun violence, and Colonisation