Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

438 reviews

betweendotsandletters's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Police brutality

schlady's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

While Lily's shy & sapphic coming-of-age story is so emotionally & thoroughly told on its own, the passages about her aunt's and parents' lives alongside important events of the time were meaningful additions. Not only did these other details put Lily's challenges into a historical context, they shift the adults from being seen as automatic antagonists into well-rounded but still imperfect people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Sexism

asienerbrown's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

karinacheah17's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Racial slurs

clarkg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Deportation, Homophobia, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

chronicallytck's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

3.0

While I love a good queer historical fiction novel, this plot dragged consistently for me. It had both too much and too little dialogue at the same time (if that's possible) and I didn't find the main characters all that loveable. The premise was very interesting but I felt like the execution was definitely lacking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content

olive_lol's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage

adelal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

“Perhaps it was possible, if she closed her eyes and sent out her thoughts along the steel track like a message along a telegraph wire. 
I love you. I love you.” is all I’m gonna say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs and Toxic friendship

nat_montego's review

adventurous emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, and Outing

katiearcher's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

5.0

This is a wonderful and refreshing coming of age story! I loved Lily and loved seeing her discover who she was and wanted to be. I loved the historical aspects as well and really enjoyed reading from a perspective I’d never seen featured in a story before.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Outing, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs