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sidharthvardhan's review against another edition
4.0
It's actually two seperate stories conjoined by two things - a minor detail and the obsession of the narrator of the second part with events of the first. The repeation of the routine of the protagonist in the first part, the trouble narrator faces when dealing with borders (in a police state where everything is border-ed) in second part and the haunting role played by a dog in both parts are some of the elements that details the oppresuve atmosphere in which both the oppressor and opressed suffer.
ellenannmary's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
kirsty_reads_books's review against another edition
challenging
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
jilliand973's review against another edition
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
aminasbookshelf's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
elxa's review against another edition
4.0
Deeply haunting, “The Minor Detail” is the story of the life of Palestinians under Israeli occupation, set across two time periods.
The first story is set one year after the Nakba which caused the displacement of 7,00,000 Palestinians. It talks about a Bedouin girl who is gang raped and killed by Israeli soldiers. The second is the story of a Palestinian woman in present day. She is obsessed with the case of the Bedouin girl because of a minor detail in a news story that piques her interest.
I decided to pick this book up because “Frankfurt Book Fair” had cancelled an event of the author, Adania Shibli in the wake of the genocide unravelling in Palesntine. This act of reducing Palestinian voices and suffering into ‘minor details’ in history with propaganda and power is exactly the focus of her work.
A must read!
The first story is set one year after the Nakba which caused the displacement of 7,00,000 Palestinians. It talks about a Bedouin girl who is gang raped and killed by Israeli soldiers. The second is the story of a Palestinian woman in present day. She is obsessed with the case of the Bedouin girl because of a minor detail in a news story that piques her interest.
I decided to pick this book up because “Frankfurt Book Fair” had cancelled an event of the author, Adania Shibli in the wake of the genocide unravelling in Palesntine. This act of reducing Palestinian voices and suffering into ‘minor details’ in history with propaganda and power is exactly the focus of her work.
A must read!