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Drobny szczegół by Adania Shibli

60 reviews

ravottemetlotte's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Dit boek grijpt je vast en laat je niet los totdat je het uit hebt. Ookal ben je er direct van bewust dat je de onmenselijkheid tegenmoet leest. 

Er is zoveel te vinden tussen de regels dat dit korte verhaal je nog wel even bij zal blijven. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping

tenderbench's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Rape, Sexual assault, Genocide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, Death, and War

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

I — what??? I sat riveted to this audiobook all morning, and then literally said, “what the fuck” when it ended the way it did. I’m having a difficult time rating this, which is usually the case for novella/short story works. But I’ll give this 5-stars because I could not put it down. It’s not a happy book. It’s story of two different people, on different sides of history. One is an Israeli soldier in 1949 and the other is a Palestinian woman born 25 years later. This whole story is just…. Maybe I’ll find some words later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Kidnapping, Colonisation, War, Rape, and Violence

chi__'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Deportation, Colonisation, Genocide, and Rape

hearth_hobbit's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This story gave a good description on living as a Palestinian in occupied Palestine. The simple act of taking interest in local history and wanting to learn more is almost comically inaccessible, let alone trying to do anything else. The symbolism of the story would be really interesting to dissect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Colonisation, Violence, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

megshrews's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

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

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

DEVASTATING and very traumatic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Rape, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Genocide

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aprilyvonne's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

*possible spoilers, which were also mentioned in the book summary. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Minor Detail” by Adania Shibli was an incredible novella highlighting the past and present history of life under occupation in 
Palestine. Even though the story is short, it packs a lot within the context of violence, fear, and the mundane of daily life no matter the year or setting. 

The novella is first set a year after the Nakba in 1949, while the Israeli soldiers capture, rape, and eventually kill a young girl burying her in the sand. The minor details written about the main commander’s adjustment to the climate, the heat and dealing with a festering spider bite is both simplistic and repetitive. Yet, this style was also captivating in a strange sense. The vicious cycle of sexual violence almost the soldiers seemed to increase with the intensity of the infected soldier, and was disturbing. Maybe this was a political commentary upon the occupation itself by Shibli. 

The second part takes place many years later, and follows a young Palestinian woman from Ramallah. She becomes obsessed with finding out more information about this tragic story - a minor detail- from the past, which eerily fell on her birthday 25 years earlier. But, what unfolds next is the attempt to gain said information while living under a different set of rules. A small glimpse of life under the occupation is shared. Yet, the curiosity to discover new truths despite the ongoing erasure is still very dangerous.

Both parts of the novella overlap with unique minor details and motifs such as the barking dog, sand, and an individual’s focus with minute concerns. Overall, the narrative highlights the importance of telling stories no matter their seemingly trivial nature when the greater picture pulls it altogether. This book did just. Considering the painful reality today, remember that existence is resistance. Keep reading and lifting up Palestinian voices. 🍉

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Genocide, Rape, Colonisation, Death, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexual assault

ka_cam's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A meditative yet sharp short novel showing and telling the impacts of ongoing nakba and occupation on individual lives and psyches as well as the ability to process, understand, and fight back against oppression. Difficult content well employed in the narrative, violence and descriptions of violence walked the line between gratuitous/dehumanizing and so gentle as to erase the dehumanizing nature of violence. Would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and Rape

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, and Grief