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Eine Nebensache by Adania Shibli

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kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-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? No

3.75

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koiolee's review against another edition

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I couldn't stomach the graphic details of

the child rape scene in chapter 1.

As any morally good person would, I felt nauseous listening to the details being read to me. If this were a book form, i would skip the graphic details or close the book, but i can't when it's an audiobook. I have a pretty strong stomach but i couldn't continue.

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bernie_e2001's review against another edition

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dark sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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albernikolauras's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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crybabybea's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully done. The author took a very interesting approach by splitting the book exactly down the middle and having the second part parallel the first in a very clever way. For this I also have to give props to the translator, who I think did a wonderful job translating the author's intentions!

It's a quick read with a powerful ending that leaves you staring at the wall to process. I think this would be a great book to study in class as it makes some very smart writing choices that help bolster the overall theme. You could definitely reread this multiple times and find something new to annotate.

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catslippers's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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winkinater's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It amazes me when authors can write so much in so few pages. This story is told in two parts and tells the story of one incident from two unreliable narratives years apart. It grabs at the concept that no story in conflict can be told 100% accurately. In a war zone, records are deleted or skewed. No matter how many times history repeats itself, we seem to never learn.

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