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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

4 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0


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laurenkimoto's review against another edition

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

4.25

Wow how YA has improved since my days. The complex issues and history that have been woven into this story are amazing. 

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andromeda_1998's review

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challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Last night at the telegraph club took me by surprise. For school I had to read an historical fiction and as the raging queer that I am I chose this book to read. I wanted to read something that would mean more to me than just that one book I read for school and well…. The telegraph succeeded in that. Normally I’m not a big fan of this kind of book is just amazing. 

Characters 
The list of characters is really diverse and I loved it. I cannot speak for the Asian rep but I loved the sapphic love. I could really find myself in the panic that surrounds a baby gay and I wish with whole my heart that Lily’s story would have been easier. I felt a lot for her and she deserved better. 

Worldbuilding 
The worldbuilding is done in a very fun way. The story is played oud in the real world and it shows. If you google the locations you are able to find them and I love this! 

Story 
This is one of those books that is very important but before you read this please check the triggerwarnings! 

Writing 
The writing was beautifully done and gripped me. I had to finish this book! 

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kimveach's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I learned so much from this book set in San Francisco Chinatown in the 1950s.  There were so many interesting elements in this book:  a young Chinese girl interested in math and science, her friends and relatives in her community, the secret community of lesbians, and the fear of Communist witch hunts which were used to deport Chinese people and jail homosexuals.

I love learning pieces of history, especially about San Francisco.

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