Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

198 reviews

tigerkind's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: War and Toxic friendship

alica2's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I really liked the historical setting, but I felt kind of underwhelmed by the characters. Lily and Kath's relationship was cute, but after the beginning section I didn't really get a good feel of Kath's character besides her wanting to be a pilot. I felt like there was a lot of stuff included that didn't really go anywhere or was only offhandedly mentioned later, like I thought there would be more tension around Lily's fake ID given how concerned she was about getting it, or that the Red Scare might impact her family/friends more directly, or that her attendance at the youth picnic early on might have more drastic consequences later.

I liked the interlude sections where we got POVs into Lily's parents and aunt, but these also didn't really seem to add much to the story since I never saw those parts of their character peek through in Lily's perspective. The ending also felt way too rushed for me, and I know every queer story doesn't have to have a happy ending but it just felt really unsatisfying and abrupt.

With that said though, I still loved the atmosphere and could feel the love and research that went into it. It was nice to be back in San Francisco, and especially to see a part of its history that I haven't really been exposed to. I think this would have been a perfect book for me when I was younger, and probably would have helped me figure things out sooner LOLOL.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

jayrosew's review

adventurous emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Violence

vael's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Toxic friendship, Deportation, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual content, Outing, Classism, Police brutality, Misogyny, War, Racism, and Racial slurs

ajay913's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Alcohol, and Racial slurs

Minor: Police brutality, Xenophobia, War, Misogyny, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

adalinemccormick's review

adventurous emotional informative 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization

a_win_in_clear_rain's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

Would recommend this to anyone; this made 400 pages feel like 50!
So well written and just a beautiful story showing me a piece of history I hadn’t ever learned about!
Every character felt so real and full, nothing was glossed over!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Deportation and Police brutality

dangselena's review

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Homophobia

Minor: Deportation, Miscarriage, Racism, and Sexual content

llamallama527's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content and Xenophobia

Minor: Deportation and Miscarriage

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