Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

25 reviews

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

A well-researched, heartfelt story about discovering a world you belong to that you never knew was there. I especially loved the community aspect of the club-goers, it really shows how there's a future for our community. It also does a fantastic job of weaving in the other characters between chapters and showing their personal struggles and how it relates to their place in the 50s. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Racism

spookily's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Classism, Deportation, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Miscarriage

Minor: Gore, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, and Pregnancy

kappafrog's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Outing, Lesbophobia, War, Xenophobia, Sexism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Deportation, Blood, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Bullying, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, and Mental illness

sknappy1's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Deportation, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

mle11's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Outing, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Police brutality and War

rieviolet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I really really loved this book, it was such a compelling read. I flew through it and read the final 90 or so pages in a single day because I was so invested and wanted to see what would happen to the characters. 

I loved the mixing of the personal coming of age story with the wider historical and social context of the time. It was also so interesting to see how the author explored the different aspects of Lily's identity, how being both Asian-American and lesbian affected her. 

Above all, I was stunned by how the words on the page provoked so many emotions within me. There were so many passages that really struck a chord with me and left me on the floor, knocked out, completely destroyed. 
Lily and Kath's relationship was so beautifully developed, it felt raw and tender and hopeful, in spite of all adversities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, War, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide, Drug use, Sexual harassment, and Forced institutionalization

gentlethem94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Great overall but the use of period-appropriate words to describe non white folks, took me out of the story a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Physical abuse

prolinn's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Physical abuse

aly_young's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

miaisabelle7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Physical abuse