A review by snowhitereads
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

emotional informative relaxing 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

4.0

 
I read Last Night at the Telegraph Club for this month’s #SapphicStoriesBookclub!

This is a story about friendship, finding your own voice, family and first love.

The author has given us a thoroughly researched novel about and what it meant to be queer and asian in the 50’s, where xenophobic, homophobic, Anti-Chinese and downright racist  sentiments were extremely prevalent.

Moreover, the author includes brief explanations of research and resources at the end of the book. I think those were very important to get the whole picture of the story and to learn more about LGBTQ+ and USA history overall


To say that I really loved this story is an understatement.

I loved the reflections on the "first times" as a queer person and how exciting and hopeful, but also secretive, and scary they can be.

I especially loved the description of the first night in the Telegraph Club. It  was so vivid and personal, it reminded me so much of my first time at a gay bar and feeling like I found a safe haven.

This book left my little sapphic heart very full, so I can’t recommend it enough. 
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