Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

316 reviews

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madanxiety's review against another edition

5.0
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I loved this. It is a bittersweet YA romance about a young lesbian from San Fran's Chinatown facing multiple prejudices as she moulds her identity as a lesbian and as a wishful rocket scientist. Often, romance can be very cringey and trite. This novel was neither of those things in my opinion. It being set in the 1950s meant that the stakes were automatically high for two gay girls. All of the conflicts--the homophobia, the racism, the family tension, the friendship tension, the McCarthyism--felt real because they were/are real parts of history, so there was nothing trite about it. I wish more romance novelists would dig this deep about present-day sociopolitical issues, which are as relevant to lgbtq+ people now as they were in the 1950s. As much as I am comforted by the happy-go-lucky side of the romance genre, sometimes it feels a bit tone deaf. Whenever I encounter any good lgbtq+ media, I think "we need a hundred more of these."
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sanguinepengwyn's review

4.5
emotional hopeful informative tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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sydj002's review

4.5
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lgrega's review

5.0
emotional hopeful informative 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: No
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jenna_justi2004's review

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I almost cried  during the scene at the end. Such a heartwarming and emotional experience of self discovery. Fuck everyone who was homophobic though, they can choke 

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brynnec's review

5.0
emotional hopeful reflective 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
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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
got fun around the 70% mark. lily shouldve snitched on shirley, shes such a cunt. 
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marleen02's review against another edition

4.0
emotional informative inspiring reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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lenaricharz's review against another edition

4.75
emotional reflective 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
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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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