Sign in with Facebook
emma's Reviews > Minor Detail
Minor Detail
by
by
emma's review
bookshelves: literary-fiction, authors-of-color, diverse, non-ya, to-buy, 5-stars, favorites-2024, historical, reviewed
May 03, 2024
bookshelves: literary-fiction, authors-of-color, diverse, non-ya, to-buy, 5-stars, favorites-2024, historical, reviewed
this is probably the most stunning exploration i've encountered of a fact of modern life that haunts me. inundated as we are with horrible news, we keep it all at a distance, our daily functioning relying on our shutting out that every murder, act of colonization, ongoing genocide is affecting or destroying or ending human lives as complicated and important as our own.
but the chance that a "minor detail" will strike us, as it strikes our protagonist when she encounters the story of the rape and murder of a palestinian woman by israeli soldiers that happened 25 years to the day before her birth, causes it all to collapse.
the connections it draws between our main character and the girl this violence happens to is also a disturbing, timely reminder of that same message. we are separated from those who are suffering only by minor details, in feeling and in chance.
this is a haunting and terrible story, and it's one whose twin in horror is occurring every day before our very eyes.
the least we can do is watch and feel and cry out no.
bottom line: free palestine.
but the chance that a "minor detail" will strike us, as it strikes our protagonist when she encounters the story of the rape and murder of a palestinian woman by israeli soldiers that happened 25 years to the day before her birth, causes it all to collapse.
the connections it draws between our main character and the girl this violence happens to is also a disturbing, timely reminder of that same message. we are separated from those who are suffering only by minor details, in feeling and in chance.
this is a haunting and terrible story, and it's one whose twin in horror is occurring every day before our very eyes.
the least we can do is watch and feel and cry out no.
bottom line: free palestine.
Sign into Goodreads to see if any of your friends have read
Minor Detail.
Sign In »
Reading Progress
March 7, 2024
– Shelved
May 3, 2024
–
Started Reading
May 3, 2024
–
Finished Reading
Comments Showing 1-38 of 38 (38 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
houra
(new)
-
added it
May 03, 2024 02:52PM
viva palestina 🇵🇸
reply
|
flag
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
<3 I've been putting off reading this because I knew it would emotionally devastate me... Guess this is sign to go for it though :"") Thanks for the reviw
I'll have to add this one to the list! Viva Palestina
free palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️
No, what is wrong with ppl??? I'm actually crying right now bc no. The JEWS (not the palinstinians or whatever the fuck) are the ones being oppressed. WTF ppl??? 😭😭😭
Do y'all not know how many more murders Hamas ppl committed???
What Rebekah said. I I really thought Goodreads representative more educated group of people.
palestine will be free in our lifetimes 🇵🇸
Had been on my to read list for a while but didn't get to read it. Thank you for the glowing review, emma.
Also, Rebekah, are you okay? Is someone holding you captive in a dungeon and feeding you propaganda? If not, I think you're clever enough to find the truth. It's not exactly hidden, is it, sweetheart?
My advice to all of you is to let go of the globalist affectations and the performative masochism and stop pretending that you are morally obligated to shoulder the burdens of the world simply because you have internet access.
Ace, and Tanzila, I would love to let go of all the propaganda I have been fed EXCEPT I wasn't fed anything.Did you know, Israel has been negotiating for a peace treaty and part of that is that they will and want to stop the war if they get the Jews that were kidnapped back. But yall, guess what Hamas is saying?
And do NOT call me sweetheart. I don't know you, I don't agree with you and certainly did not give permission. And neither am I am airhead.
And! Did'ya know that Hamas is following the same path as the Germans that were and still are thought of as villains?
They are trying to do something called genocide, sweetheart.
They even fucking teach their five year olds to hate Jews. So, even if all of this is solved, the adults leave the Jews alone, there is still another generation that is gonna pop up, hating Jews, thinking Jews are the scum of the earth and then, they are also going to try to do that little something called genocide.
Don't you dare try me, honey. I get ugly when I'm righteously mad. Actually no, I'm NOT mad. I'm mourning bc if you just get down on your knees and believe you can be saved. Except the ego that resides in every human, (and yes, even in me) the ego that oh so hates saying I'm wrong, I'm sorry, won't let you get on your knees and beg forgiveness from the same God that is going to decide if you have a place in heaven. But wait! What's that? You DON'T have to beg? He gives it freely? You just have to recognize your sin and repent, and try, at LEAST try to be better and not sin? Oh my.
I'm sorry for making my snide propaganda infused rant so long, sweethearts. And I'm so sorry that I live under a rock. I can't help it, it is where my parents decided to raise me. Now, I have to go, I have a younger brother (that is probably, going to be fed the same propaganda) that I have to take care of, though I do so wish I could show you up some more and tell you more of the propaganda that I am being fed.
I apologize for spewing propaganda
Not. Now, I leave this conversation.
Btw, if I have to sit thru shitty conversations where ppl are calling sweetheart and implying that I am an Air head I will stop following emma
not to worry about whether you should follow me, rebekah. you, jen, and nono are blocked
Lol Rebekah you so dumb. If Israel wanted peace we wouldn't be having this genocide in the first place
I'm so glad you're speaking up about this. ✊
This is review is everything. Thank you for sharing!!!! Free Palestine! 🇵🇸 ❤️🔥🍉
🇵🇸🇵🇸 about to start this book for my book club
Free Palestine🇵🇸 🇵🇸🇵🇸
I never expected less than that from a true reader. Thanks Emma. Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Free Palestine, much love sent!
