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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

158 reviews

izzybell'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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism

booksonadventures's review

4.0

emotional reflective 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, Racism, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Forced institutionalization

abrianna_reads's review

4.25

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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: Biphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing

marlireads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I loved this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic friendship

Minor: Miscarriage

bookscoffeehayley's review

4.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative 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: Yes

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CW: homophobia, racism, racial slurs, xenophobia, sexism, mention of miscarriage

‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ was my first book by Malinda Lo. It was also my first YA historical fiction novel in a really long time, and first book set in this time period! I thought that Lo did a wonderful job at depicting the world and culture that Lily and Kath were living in.

I loved following Lily's journey of self-discovery and her coming-of-age story. Not only do we see her grappling with being Chinese-American at the height of McCarthyism and what that means for her family, but we see her exploring what type of life she desires. Regardless of gender and societal norms of the 1950s.

I'll be the first to admit that 1954/McCarthyism/Red-Scare is a bit fuzzy in my understanding of history. I'd like to learn more about this time period, so let me know if you have any other recs!

I really enjoyed this one, but the thing that keeps me from absolutely loving it was the pacing at the end. It felt a bit rushed to me. The book was a slower-paced book, which I think worked really well, but the ending felt a bit too fast for my liking. I would have happily read another 50 pages of this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia

Minor: Miscarriage

ahallen's review

4.5

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Outing, Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Miscarriage

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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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Malinda Lo tells the story of queer Asian American experiences during the Red and Lavender Scare. Teenager Lily navigates the complex interactions of her identities, made more complex by dangerous politics targeting vulnerable populations. I don't always enjoy historical fiction, but this was a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Hate crime, Police brutality

McCarthyism, The Red Scare, The Lavender Scare, threats of deportation, forced outing

emberysing's review

4.5

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia

hannahmayhere's review

4.5

emotional 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: Biphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization

bookcrushin's review

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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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Queer history is so important and even fictionalization of queer history is so important and I loved how this book included snippets of real life timelines as well as how it related to the Chinese American diaspora too. Those included more about the wild times of the 50’s and how it really was such a huge turning point in this world from the wars, communism, McCarthyism, and other things that Chinese immigrants and other queer people experienced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality