Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Eine Nebensache by Adania Shibli

192 reviews

isobel_laura's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, War, Rape, and Gun violence

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Colonisation, and Rape

nazariah's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Colonisation, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, War, Torture, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

lowercasepoet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Murder, War, and Genocide

emerentina's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, War, Rape, Violence, Colonisation, and Kidnapping

Minor: Genocide

neverlandpages4's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Grief, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, War, and Genocide

yasidiaz's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is not my typical read. It was a hard read, especially at the beginning, due to the nature of the story. The prose was beautiful and I'm sure it would have been even better if I could read it in Arabic (sadly, I don't speak or read it) but similar to You Exist Too Much, I don't see myself reading this again. The plot and theme are too jarring for me to come back for it. Yet, I am glad to have read this book and learned more about and from Palestinian authors. 

If you want to support Palestinian authors, please read this book, but also keep in mind the trigger warnings and this might not be for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, and Genocide

meemawcat's review against another edition

dark sad tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, and Genocide

annreadsabook's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, and Violence

meesh150's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, War, and Rape

Was a hard but informative read but the second part was quite slow and felt repetitive