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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
53 reviews
gracewiley's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Outing, Alcohol, War, and Deportation
Minor: Miscarriage and Forced institutionalization
leweylibrary's review against another edition
- 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
Quotes:
- They had been in the same classes together for years, but it was as if they had been figurines on an automated diorama, moving on mechanical tracks that approached each other but never intersected until now. Today they had broken free from those prescribed grooves, and Lily was acutely aware of the unprecedented nature of their new friendliness. (56)
- America had given her so much in the 4 years since she arrived, but it also regularly reminded her of how it saw people like her. (305)
-Lily felt as if she were stuck on a broken track and a diorama, as if she were not herself, but merely the figurine of a Chinese girl that kept jerking back to the beginning rather than continuing through her miniature world. It was clear that if she agreed with her mother--and Shirley--if she would only tell them what they wanted to hear, then she can move forward on her prescribed path. But that would mean a racing all of her trips to the Telegraph Club; It would mean denying her desire to go at all. It meant suppressing her feelings for Kath, and at that moment, her feelings seem to swell inside her. So painfully that she was terrified she might burst. (327) - "But we're never what our parents expected. They have to learn that lesson." (339)
- A few hours at home and the Telegraph Club seemed more like a fantasy than a real thing. This troubled her. It felt as if someone had taken an eraser to her memory--to her very self--and rubbed at it, then blown away the remains. (369)
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Misogyny and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Classism
linnea1801's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Deportation
Minor: Forced institutionalization and War
smithreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Deportation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Hate crime, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and War
rinku's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Deportation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation
lizziaha's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol and Deportation
Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Sexual harassment
emfass's review against another edition
- 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 also ended up loving the interludes where Lo added chapters from the point of view of Lily's parents and aunt, to give voice to the many ways immigration, racism, and living a life spanning multiple cultures affects people.
I deeply appreciate the way Malinda Lo incorporated so much research as well as inspiration from her own family to create such a realistic, respectful view into San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1950s. I also loved reading her Author's Note at the end, which gave historical context to so much of the story.
I listened to this on audio and narrator Emily Woo Zeller was wonderful.
This is going to be one of my favorite reads of 2023.
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Police brutality, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation
Minor: Body horror, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization
adymae11's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Physical abuse and Forced institutionalization
spookily's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Death, Drug use, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
m0_x13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage