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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

56 reviews

tsumtsum's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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: Complicated

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got fun around the 70% mark. lily shouldve snitched on shirley, shes such a cunt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Sexism, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Deportation

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Police brutality, Alcohol, War, Classism

sleepydruid's review

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Police brutality

Moderate: Bullying, Racism

aussiewren's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Deportation

shiradfrankel's review

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

phoenixknight's review against another edition

5.0

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Wow. This book touched on so many different topics (the Red Scare, homophobia, racism etc) in such a beautiful way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Deportation

minnamin's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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A must read for anyone part of the LGBTQIA+ community, anyone who may be questioning their sexuality, would like another perspective of Asian American people in the 1950's, and a great read for everyone to gain more knowledge, a new perspective, and empathy. 
Malinda Lo depicted Lily's journey in a coming of age tale of an Asian American women in the 1950's in San Francisco Chinatown, and exploring her sexuality in such an amazing and emotional way. Many of Lily's thoughts while trying to break down what's right and wrong, resonated so deeply with me and flashed me back to a younger version of myself. 
Lily and Kath's relationship was a beautiful slow burn of longing looks, and self realization. Their careful analysis of each other, and their home environments was so painful in the most beautiful way. You couldn't help but feel your heart tear for them as even the softest brush of hands was something so taboo and so powerful for them.
I will hold this book close to my heart and remember it always. I had listened to the audio book, and Emily Woo Zeller did an amazing job of brining each character to life, not just by giving them different voices, but by assigning them each personality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization

lelareads's review

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring 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

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

sweetpoet's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Deportation

heyitslink's review

4.5

hopeful inspiring 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

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A very real history told type of book. Obviously recommended for LGBT+ readers. Allies could of course read it but it really brings you into the persecution of LGBT+ and Chinese Americans. There is not anything necessarily wrong with the book itself for it to deserve a 4.5 but there is

a explicit scene and the characters are still in high school.

I personally just don't like it when they are

underage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, War

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Deportation

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse

This is obviously a type of book that people would try to ban. It is very eye-opening when realizing that this could be brought back in today's America with decaying Orange in office now. It is also just a lot harder to be gay while growing up in a POC family. POC especially back then tried to tightly fit into the American dream of having a picture perfect "white" family where no one was different or in this case, gay. Really places you into the characters shoes where a lot of people have to shut out their family sometimes to be who they truly are.

demeryg's review

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: Complicated

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 picked up this novel because I’m joining a book club at @bookcellarchicago and this was their read of the month! 
That said, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. This is the kind of historical fiction I can get behind, San Francisco in the 50s + 60’s with a focus on the political turmoil of the red scare and the unrest with gay persecution as well.
The main character is a young gay, with little understanding of what’s happening around her- as an adult reading this book I found it interesting the ways in which the world was explained to her, from her friends and family. 
I will absolutely be reading more from this author!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Deportation