Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, عدنية شبلي

58 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

sudden, abrupt, and utterly devastating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Death, Violence, War, Alcohol, Genocide, Murder, Grief, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child death, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

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

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual violence, Death, Racism, Murder, Colonisation, and Genocide

Moderate: Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Excrement

crybabybea's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Islamophobia, War, and Rape

peachani's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Child death, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Colonisation, Genocide, Vomit, Confinement, and Child abuse

getlitwithamy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

While this was short, MINOR DETAIL was still able to captivate my attention in both physical and audible formats. It reads like nonfiction even though it's historical fiction. Adania Shibli's prose is rich as she does all but hold back about the Palestinian struggle.

Poignancy was the main feeling I had reading this book. It's easy to sympathize and empathize with the women in both parts of the story, as they face oppression and outright brutality at the hands of Israel's occupying forces.

I'm glad I finally got to read this after having been on a waitlist through my library since November.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Blood, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Genocide, and Islamophobia

goddessofwhatnot's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Holy shit.
If I’ve read a book with this writing style before, it’s been long enough that I don’t remember it.
This book is exceptional.  Even when nothing was happening, I was still tense and riveted.
Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Colonisation, Racism, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Murder

kjofalltrades's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, War, Animal cruelty, and Rape

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