Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

55 reviews

thetenaciousbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Rape, Murder, and Colonisation

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

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

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

Minor: Animal cruelty and Excrement

crybabybea's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully done. The author took a very interesting approach by splitting the book exactly down the middle and having the second part parallel the first in a very clever way. For this I also have to give props to the translator, who I think did a wonderful job translating the author's intentions!

It's a quick read with a powerful ending that leaves you staring at the wall to process. I think this would be a great book to study in class as it makes some very smart writing choices that help bolster the overall theme. You could definitely reread this multiple times and find something new to annotate.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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, Death, and Colonisation

valje's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty

kjofalltrades's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookish_bailee's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

5.0

One of the most emotionally difficult reads for me recently. 
Incredibly impactful with elegant, beautiful writing that steadily builds to an inevitably horrific conclusion. The meandering pace, cyclical descriptions, and detached narrative language create an unsettling, powerful lasting image unlike anything I’ve ever read. 
Absolutely deserving of every accolade and I highly recommend it. Please review the list of content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bittersweetcritiques's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and War

lidia7's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Blood and Vomit

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Important read in the times, but literally soul crushing. Describes horrifying things in the past and their echos and recreation in the present. It feels like there will be another minor detail written about the future where it's contents will mirror this one. 

Didn't like that the first few scenes were in the pov of the attackers, but I know that the victims pov would have been unbearable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Rape, Violence, Islamophobia, and Murder