Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

317 reviews

nicolinebl's review

3.75

challenging reflective sad tense slow-paced

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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Not the easiest book to get into, and I didn't care much for the perspectives besides Lily's; I can see why they were added though.

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.

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Content Warnings

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

star_drinker's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Hate crime, Deportation

nandakandabooks's review

3.0

challenging emotional 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: No

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Important Book and topic, unfortunately it just wasn‘t the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing

sergeantstirling's review

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Outing

neferatowen's review

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

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

finchie_w99's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship

Minor: Police brutality, Outing, Alcohol, War, 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

buhtichka's review

5.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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It'd a bit hard to read at times and I did end up having tears in my eyes more than once but overall it's a very heartwarming book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, War

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Deportation

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

clairecummins's review

4.0

adventurous hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

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, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Outing, Toxic friendship, Deportation

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit