Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, عدنية شبلي

29 reviews

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

miafromorchardstreet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

A tremendous piece of work. A visceral representation of occupation, violence and erasure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Genocide

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Gun violence, and Colonisation

hearth_hobbit's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This story gave a good description on living as a Palestinian in occupied Palestine. The simple act of taking interest in local history and wanting to learn more is almost comically inaccessible, let alone trying to do anything else. The symbolism of the story would be really interesting to dissect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Colonisation, Violence, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

tahsintries's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Confinement, Rape, and Colonisation

bjdarby's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, and War

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

DEVASTATING and very traumatic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Rape, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Genocide

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christinesmith205's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, War, Violence, Genocide, Colonisation, Torture, Sexual violence, Death, Islamophobia, Confinement, and Murder

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Murder, Gore, Violence, War, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Confinement, Medical content, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Racism, War, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence

Moderate: Islamophobia

glennarochelle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Confinement, War, Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, Rape, Genocide, Death, and Violence