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

hopeful inspiring sad 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? No

4.5

A very real history told type of book. Obviously recommended for LGBT+ readers. Allies could of course read it but it really brings you into the persecution of LGBT+ and Chinese Americans. There is not anything necessarily wrong with the book itself for it to deserve a 4.5 but there is

a explicit scene and the characters are still in high school.

I personally just don't like it when they are

underage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, War

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Deportation

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse

This is obviously a type of book that people would try to ban. It is very eye-opening when realizing that this could be brought back in today's America with decaying Orange in office now. It is also just a lot harder to be gay while growing up in a POC family. POC especially back then tried to tightly fit into the American dream of having a picture perfect "white" family where no one was different or in this case, gay. Really places you into the characters shoes where a lot of people have to shut out their family sometimes to be who they truly are.