108 reviews for:

Dotyk

Adania Shibli

3.83 AVERAGE

hanaspages's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

valje's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tjrober2's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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Much like Minor Detail, Shibli is concerned with the the intricacies of minor details, repetition, and what can be understood in what is left off the page, of what is relegated to the realm of the sensory and the reflective. Only brief mentions of Palestine, as it relates to the Sabra and Shatila massacre, as well as the inability to use/mention the word/name Palestine. It’s a Palestinian text without being about Palestine; or put differently, not interested in having to be easily grasped as Palestinian. It’s a work about aesthetics, about sensory details, about sequencing, and breaking readerly expectations. 

bukushelves's review against another edition

3.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sariandtherevolution's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-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: Yes

luciau's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

mirr_f's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

2.5

challenging reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, War

Minor: Genocide

cleansky7's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide

lily_daisy's review against another edition

3.0

sad fast-paced