Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, عدنية شبلي

269 reviews

kristakp's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Xenophobia

mx_lucacv's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

mo_ber's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

emeliajane97's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Violence, Misogyny, Genocide, Sexual violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, War, and Police brutality

mrscorytee's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Rape

churglem's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Colonisation, Death, Sexual violence, War, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

ktrain3900's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was an experience, not a novel, more patiently and precisely crafted than pretty much anything I've ever read. The parallels--minor details--between the two sections (wandering in the desert, the howling dogs, spiders, getting lost and finding, the insomnia) are almost too overt, but carry a weight that pulls somewhere just shy of gravity. It is slow, almost plodding, small but powerful, with a feeling of the inevitable that will bewitch you into believing in inevitability...almost.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Colonisation, and Murder

If you are at all inclined to give tough content a chance in your reading, try this book. The subject matter is well-handled by exquisite writing that never goes any farther than it absolutely has to to tell the story.

lenucciagrecos's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

sarahrandall's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Sexual violence, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Rape

mickdoor's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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