Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

248 reviews

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Outing, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It's an important book due to how it tells the stories of people who previously only existed in the margins of history and gives them a voice but I personally did not enjoy it. It's probably due to how I usually don't read historical/romance, didn't ship the main couple and personally would not make some of the major decisions the main character did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, and Racism

Minor: Police brutality, War, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Confinement

Underage drinking & underage smoking. (Not explicitly condemned in text.)

nightworldlove's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

Absolutely loved this (audio) book and its narrator, who did a great job! It was really easy to immerse and the story quickly grabbed my full interest. I think it's amazing to have a book about how things were for the queer community back in 1950s, yet doesn't have the devastating ending that I was low-key fearing. Loved Lily and Kath and Lily's exploration of her sexuality <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

Minor: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Outing, Sexism, and Xenophobia

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, Deportation, Miscarriage, and War

_justjess's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Lesbophobia, Racism, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Miscarriage

theemeraldgirl23's review against another edition

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? No

4.75

"This book is for anyone who has ever loved—in any sense of the word."- Emily X.R. Pan

I couldn't have said it any better myself. This a story of the past and how important it is to live your truth even if your loved ones might not agree with it. It was an incredibly woven story with immersive descriptions that make you feel like you're really in 1950s San Francisco. I loved the book and its representation and it was just so beautiful! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Homophobia

Minor: Miscarriage

gracewiley's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Outing, Deportation, and War

Minor: Miscarriage and Forced institutionalization

midnightbelles's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was overall really sweet and well written. I enjoyed it a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Outing, and Miscarriage

nils_0's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Xenophobia and Deportation

ifwyshay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

this was the first wlw book i’ve read and i LOVED it!!!! this book deserves all the hype!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Bullying, and Homophobia