Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, عدنية شبلي

58 reviews

aprettybookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Hate crime, War, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, Kidnapping, and Murder

bookish_afrolatina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This short story is split between 1949 and the present but the parallels are haunting. Shibli handles the experiences with care despite how painful a lot of the content is. While the descriptions of the events on the page don’t seem emotionally charged, I couldn’t help but empathize with the women in part 1 and part 2. This book will sit with me for a long time.

If you don’t know much about the landscape of Palestine and Israel, i.e. the checkpoints, I highly recommend you read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

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

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

5.0

A difficult, gutting, but incredibly important read. Not only relevant, not only important, but also incredibly well-written and impactful. The writing is very intentional in its largely objective perspective, straightforward and effective with a strong sense of place and mood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Colonisation, Hate crime, Rape, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Violence, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Ableism, Deportation, and Kidnapping

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

mar's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

5.0

absolutely haunting. cannot stop thinking abt the contrast btwn the first and second part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Racism, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Murder

aymboi's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Hard to read because of the subject matter but so important. Eventhough the novel is only a little over 100 pages, it shows really well what life under occupation is like for Palestinians.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death, and War

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

ravottemetlotte's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Dit boek grijpt je vast en laat je niet los totdat je het uit hebt. Ookal ben je er direct van bewust dat je de onmenselijkheid tegenmoet leest. 

Er is zoveel te vinden tussen de regels dat dit korte verhaal je nog wel even bij zal blijven. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping

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