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

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This story perfectly captures what it’s like to be a young queer woman. The yearning, the fear, and the curiosity from the process of self-discovery are so well captured that I felt myself reliving my experiences in middle and high school. As a white woman, I cannot speak to the accuracy of the experience of Asian-American sapphics, especially in the 1950s, but it was clear just how much research the author had done in the Author’s Notes. Please read this book cover to cover; it’s just that good.