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A review by rachelditty
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
A well-written look into the changing identity of a young Chinese woman in the fifties. Hopeful, sad, and reflective, I'm glad my friend told me to read it.
Some quotes I enjoyed:
"The midnight world in which they had met did not belong here in the brightly lit public afternoon," (p. 272).
"She felt the rub of her mother's wedding ring against her skin, and her mother's face swam into focus, her brown eyes full of the sharp worry of love, and Lily thought, You will never look at me like this again," (p. 325).
"She felt as if her mind had been turned off, and all this was happening to someone who looked like her but couldn't possibly be her," (p. 384).
Some quotes I enjoyed:
"The midnight world in which they had met did not belong here in the brightly lit public afternoon," (p. 272).
"She felt the rub of her mother's wedding ring against her skin, and her mother's face swam into focus, her brown eyes full of the sharp worry of love, and Lily thought, You will never look at me like this again," (p. 325).
"She felt as if her mind had been turned off, and all this was happening to someone who looked like her but couldn't possibly be her," (p. 384).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Child abuse and Deportation