Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Eine Nebensache by Adania Shibli

159 reviews

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

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

It's a small but mighty book with shocking moments. Told in two parts, we witness gendered violence and stay a short while with lives disrupted and destroyed by Israel's crimes against humanity. Consuming this in a day, I just had to know how it would end. It kept me enthralled right to the last page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, and Gun violence

molly_kate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Genocide, Rape, Colonisation, and Religious bigotry

skye_era_books's review against another edition

I unfortunately could not stomach the first part of this book as the character is discussing his wounds in excruciating detail. I also did not realize that a rape occurs later on in the book, and I cannot handle that either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Genocide, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

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

raisinreads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense

• Strong character development? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual assault

sunflowertourguide's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Islamophobia, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

literarylawgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Rape

ambrellarella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, War, Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence