Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

478 reviews

rebeccakoury's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

There's no way I can rate this. Read content warnings before pick this up.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

onthesamepage's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It astonishes me how Shibli manages to paint such a complete picture of life under colonization in such a short book. The prose isn't flowery at all but very straightforward, and yet it packs a punch. The book is split into two parts—the first part deals with a group of Israeli soldiers as they patrol a segment of the desert, and capture (and rape) a young Palestinian woman. The second part follows another Palestinian woman, many years after the rape, who reads about this incident and becomes obsessed with retracing it. Both parts hit hard for different reasons, but I found myself especially affected by the latter one. The character read as neurodivergent to me, and following her in her daily life, with all the restrictions and fears and anxieties imposed upon her by the colonial state, was heartbreaking.

I truly can't recommend this enough, but do check out the content warnings before starting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

terzieff's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Murder

333jamie's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

Moderate: Colonisation

shaynicole's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

jujubebbe's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

An arduous read for such a short book. I still have a lot to process from finishing it. Highly recommend to anyone interested in delving into the history of Palestine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and War

2wohundred2wo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

5.0

Phew, this little novel packs a punch. Adania does a masterful job of narrating from the perspectives of two very different characters. What happened and continues to happen in Palestine is horrific. #FreePalestine

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

goodthingsread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

Excellent writing, harsh and brutal. I found the first half to be a bit too "literary." The soldier has an infection; he is sick physically and morally, yes. I also found the ending, while impactful, a little off. I can't think of any other result, but the small detail that gets us there feels silly in context.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty