Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

365 reviews

booksillremember's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

Loved everything about it but think the flashbacks could have been tied into the story. They kind of exist in isolation, mostly to educate the reader and humanise some minor characters, but they have no consequence for the main story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Xenophobia

clarkg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Deportation, Homophobia, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

chronicallytck's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

While I love a good queer historical fiction novel, this plot dragged consistently for me. It had both too much and too little dialogue at the same time (if that's possible) and I didn't find the main characters all that loveable. The premise was very interesting but I felt like the execution was definitely lacking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content

cboschie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book provided beautiful insight into what was and what might have been in 1950s San Fransisco, centring a young Chinese girl coming to grips with her sexuality and her future. I loved how deeply the historical aspects of this book are linked to the fictional characters' lives, and the strong sense of place evoked throughout. While the contextual tensions of the book play a major role, Lo maintains a mood of hope. At times, I wanted more exploration of the romance between the two main characters and particularly of the love interest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Racism, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

gologel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

olive_lol's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage

r0bin_05's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

such a gorgeous book, love the writing. the characters felt so real. i really liked the end, it felt reflective of the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

katiearcher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

This is a wonderful and refreshing coming of age story! I loved Lily and loved seeing her discover who she was and wanted to be. I loved the historical aspects as well and really enjoyed reading from a perspective I’d never seen featured in a story before.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Outing, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racial slurs, Deportation, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Miscarriage

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Outing

Minor: Xenophobia