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A review by scorpioness
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
In my opinion, Lo does a really good job of slowing down to describe the setting at the right times, we all know that author that uses too many descriptors and the book ends up not being enjoyable. especially on the last page, the way that Lo uses descriptive language is very good.
I was totally engulfed in the plot, but I didn’t give it 5 stars because Kath’s character fell a little flat. She has like 2 personality traits: wanting to be a pilot and being a lesbian. In that area, I thought that Lily’s characterization was beautifully brought together, all her intersecting identities coming together in the end and all of them being prominent.
I was totally engulfed in the plot, but I didn’t give it 5 stars because Kath’s character fell a little flat. She has like 2 personality traits: wanting to be a pilot and being a lesbian. In that area, I thought that Lily’s characterization was beautifully brought together, all her intersecting identities coming together in the end and all of them being prominent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Outing, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Miscarriage
The d-slur is also used, or**nt*l and an outdated offensive term for Black people was used
If you are thinking to yourself and you’re queer “oh duh homophobia it’s a queer book set in the 50’s” please please consider what that actually means; the homophobia is really intense and can trigger trauma, please if you’re queer really prepare yourself for that