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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
This book builds up slowly and really started to get interesting halfway through. Lily and Kath were some wonderful characters to get to know; others, not so much.
Lily discovering her queerness felt very true to my own experience, I was happy with the authenticity and portrayal of her and Kath and all the other wonderful people at the Telegraph Club.
I don't really read a lot of historical fiction - but having read three in a row - I'm really getting into the genre.
Turns out that I like learning about things that actually took place, throughout the viewpoint of a fictional person.
The ending was very tense but also slightly hopeful towards the future. I'm so done with bad endings for lesbian/queer couples, so this one by all means wasn't as 'bury your gays' as most, and probably quite a realistic take on a relationship off that point in time.
All and all I think it's a wonderful book, but it's by no means a lighthearted novel.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War
Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Trafficking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Deportation
the only thing that at times bothered me slightly was that the writing felt more like telling rather than showing (which honestly just made me wish for this book to be adapted into a movie!)
Graphic: Police brutality, Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia
Minor: War, Deportation
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Deportation
Minor: Body horror, Drug use, Racial slurs, Blood, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, War
Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Deportation
lily (17) and her brothers (14,7) all read a bit younger than they are meant to be. lily especially reads closer to 13/14.
the way that the older lesbians love, though, is really what brings this book together for me. the community these women manage to make in such a trying time is so heart-warming.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Deportation
Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Deportation
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Deportation
Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, War
The storytelling focus on the relationship dynamics between Lily and Kath, as well as Lily’s relationships with her family and Chinese friends, was very well done. It showed how conflicted and frustrated Lily was with her feelings toward Kath and how her parents’ and family’s opinion of her changed.
This was obviously very well-researched and meaningful to the author. I appreciated this story being written.
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol