Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

56 reviews

victoriathuyvi's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, Colonisation, Murder, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Genocide, Xenophobia, Violence, Rape, War, and Gun violence

martieb's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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: War, Xenophobia, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Rape

katreena's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Violence, Cursing, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Rape, Torture, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, War, and Genocide

vikkisgrotto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Xenophobia, Gun violence, and War

megshrews's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Racism, War, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

kjboldon's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Racism, Genocide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

npolanchik's review

challenging dark slow-paced

3.0

I listened to this on audiobook and felt like that was a disservice to the book, I wish I read the words on the page. 

The first half depicts the rape and murder of a Palestinian woman in the 40s whereas the second half follows a modern-day Palestinian woman fixated on this one murder, generations later. 

There’s such detail and description that I got lost with the audiobook and wavered attention in the first half. I do think there is probably much symbolism, metaphor, and connections I missed by not reading the physical copy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Rape, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

ionai's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Rape, and Racism

lexihan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, War, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Torture, Colonisation, and Sexual violence

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Child death, Colonisation, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit