Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

438 reviews

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

mjverrall's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

This story was beautifully written and heart wrenching; it is clear why it won the stonewall award. The description of romance truly felt like discovering your sexuality for the first time, and it made me feel like a teenager again—albeit one that had to grow up too quickly. The historical and cultural elements added another layer to what was already a beautiful story, and Malinda Lo seems to have gotten everything right. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

sprucewillow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

5.0

I really loved this book. Great look into 1930-1950's Chinatown/San Francisco gay scene, as well as the life of Chinese families before and during WWII. I have never read a queer book like this. I have learned so much (thanks to the author for including more historical details at the end!) and am incredibly grateful LGBT has advanced so much that the homophobia Lily had to cope with is less nowadays, at least in the US.

Ending was a bit lackluster but I can forgive that. 

This is how I like historical fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Misogyny and Toxic friendship

morenowagain's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

Minor: Deportation, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, War, and Toxic friendship

elenushka8'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcohol

nightworldlove's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.75

Absolutely loved this (audio) book and its narrator, who did a great job! It was really easy to immerse and the story quickly grabbed my full interest. I think it's amazing to have a book about how things were for the queer community back in 1950s, yet doesn't have the devastating ending that I was low-key fearing. Loved Lily and Kath and Lily's exploration of her sexuality <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

Minor: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Outing, Sexism, and Xenophobia

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, Deportation, Miscarriage, and War

cjslillibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

sovner736's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: War, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Miscarriage

ifwyshay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

this was the first wlw book i’ve read and i LOVED it!!!! this book deserves all the hype!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Bullying, and Homophobia