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Drobny szczegół by Adania Shibli

61 reviews

meganpbell's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

You may have heard of this book because it was set to receive the 2023 LiBeraturpreis Award at the Frankfurt Book Fair but its ceremony was controversially cancelled in the wake of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. This subtly written yet searing novella powerfully demonstrates the horrors of the Palestinian experience and the violence colonialism inflicts not only marginalized bodies, but on history, geography, and memory.

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amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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challenging informative 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? Yes

4.0

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pomoevareads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

What a stunning piece of art!

Divided into two parts, Minor Details begins with an Israeli soldier, who along with his platoon, are charged with guarding the Negev desert along its Egyptian border. The time is August 1949 a year after Nakba when Palestinians were displaced by the creation of Israel. The soldier has suffered a spider bite which festers and the reader is given intimate access with the progression of the effects from the bite. During one of the reconnaissance missions, a group of bedouins, along with their camels and a dog are spotted. All but the dog and a young girl who was travelling with them are killed. The girl is brought back to camp where she is raped, then killed and buried. In the second part of the book, the narration moves from third to first person and we are travelling with a Palestinian woman who seeks to learn more about the young girl of many years ago. She risks her life in borrowing documents and travelling out of her zone. The only connecting details between the two are the date of the murder which is the exact date 25 years earlier of the woman’s birth.

The writing is phenomenal and fluid and the motifs bring the two sections together beautifully. The article in the newspaper that the woman reads about the girl is considered a minor detail in the sense of its newsworthiness at the time. The reader is gracefully reminded to consider all the minor details in order for the full image to develop. The title of this book could not be more perfect.

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apple_atcha_reading's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative mysterious 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? No

5.0

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potion96's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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

5.0

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reads2cope's review against another edition

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5.0

“By the way, I hope I didn’t cause any awkwardness when I mentioned the incident with the soldier, or the checkpoint, or when I reveal that we are living under occupation here. Gunshots and military vehicle sirens, and sometimes the sound of helicopters, warplanes, and shelling, the subsequent wail of ambulances; not only do these noises precede breaking news reports, but now they have to compete with the dog’s barking, too.”

Haunting and clear, the repetition in certain scenes would put me into a meditative trance until the next development shocked me out of it. Incredible and devastating.

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