Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Drobny szczegół by Adania Shibli

192 reviews

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

aprettybookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Hate crime, War, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, Kidnapping, and Murder

djbobthegirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Medical content, Torture, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

bookish_afrolatina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This short story is split between 1949 and the present but the parallels are haunting. Shibli handles the experiences with care despite how painful a lot of the content is. While the descriptions of the events on the page don’t seem emotionally charged, I couldn’t help but empathize with the women in part 1 and part 2. This book will sit with me for a long time.

If you don’t know much about the landscape of Palestine and Israel, i.e. the checkpoints, I highly recommend you read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

courtneyfalling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book is awful and beautiful and horrifying and necessary. This fucking wrecked me and I'm going to think about it forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, War, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

maddamreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

3.75

Challenging and poetic prose. The parallels between the two sides of the story are worth exploring. I felt as though I would have enjoyed it more if I knew more about Palestinian history and was more patient. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Violence

joymargot's review against another edition

As others have said, it somehow doesn’t feel right to give this a star rating.

An uncomfortable read, but an important one. I confess I wasn’t completely drawn in by the mundane matter-of-fact writing style, but it serves as a contrast to the ending of each chapter.

A quick read, and a valuable insight into life under occupation. Free Palestine! 🇵🇸🍉🕊️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Genocide, Death, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

sudden, abrupt, and utterly devastating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Death, Violence, War, Alcohol, Genocide, Murder, Grief, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child death, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

erinjdouglass's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Xenophobia, Torture, and War

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

A difficult, gutting, but incredibly important read. Not only relevant, not only important, but also incredibly well-written and impactful. The writing is very intentional in its largely objective perspective, straightforward and effective with a strong sense of place and mood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Colonisation, Hate crime, Rape, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Violence, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Ableism, Deportation, and Kidnapping