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sarumi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jessmbark's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mackinseyjoy's review against another edition
dark
informative
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? No
4.5
chioma_a's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Shabili explores the experience of erasure and restriction with an incredibly deft hand. it reminds of Toni Morrison's quote about the bluest eye, which i cant remember word for word but talks about how in trying to make pecola sympathetic, she realized that people engaged with her only in pity, and spent more time feeling sorry for her than investigating in themselves the beliefs that brought her to harm. i think Shabili is navigating those same waters, both with her protagonist and the lost story that she seeks. She does it very well.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual violence and Violence
jessicarosee's review against another edition
4.0
Split between two interwoven stories — one of an Israeli soldier just following the Nakba, and the other of a modern Palestinian woman who has found out about an atrocity she feels innately connected to, Shibli’s Minor Detail is filled with ominous and haunting prose. She delicately yet plainly resists the oppression of her people through her writing, weaving a story that affected me deeply as someone trying to know and learn as much as I can.
bitchburgerbibliophile's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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? N/A
5.0
jacrosby22's review against another edition
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5