Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Drobny szczegół by Adania Shibli

193 reviews

sabreen21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, and War

Minor: Islamophobia and Racism

The books first starts with an Israeli soldier POV. The 2nd half is of a Palestinian woman POV. She read the article of what happens to the woman who was raped and she goes to see the more evidence. Her POV shows the reader how difficult it is for Palestinians to travel in their own land because of the occupation.

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

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

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

victoriathuyvi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, Colonisation, Murder, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Genocide, Xenophobia, Violence, Rape, War, and Gun violence

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Murder, and Racism

frogjumpsin's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Murder, and Racism

yoalli's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Genocide

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