Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

52 reviews

eagoldberg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Outing, and Deportation

Minor: Miscarriage and Forced institutionalization

kappafrog's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

bruhbruh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, War, and Deportation

Minor: Religious bigotry

jordynkw's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

raneyak's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

5.0

I don’t usually cry over books, but I cried over this one. This is a book I wish I had read earlier, before my first love and first heartbreak. If you are a young queer woman, I strongly encourage you to read this book because even though it is set almost 70 years ago, so much of it resonated with the experiences we still have today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Forced institutionalization and War

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

Pedophilia warning is just in case, for an adult woman behaving flirtatiously towards the teenage protagonist.

solaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

MY HEART HAS BEEN RIPPED TO SHREDS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Forced institutionalization

funkylitchick's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Xenophobia

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation

sknappy1's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

olivialandryxo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.0

I have nothing bad to say about this book. I’d heard amazing things for some time prior to reading it, which had me quite eager to finally get to it. It didn’t disappoint. Lo’s writing is lovely while also being easy to read, and I quite liked both Lily and Kath. I think queer historical fiction is fascinating—it’s sad, seeing the way LGBTQ+ people were treated back then, but it’s also comforting, proof that we’ve always existed and always will, no matter what society thinks of or throws at us. I definitely want to read more of it in the future, and buy a copy of this book—which, by the way, I definitely recommend.

(It’s midnight and I have a headache and no spoons so idk if this fully makes sense, but I’m going with it.)

Representation

• Chinese-American lesbian protagonist
• lesbian love interest
• sapphic relationship
• Chinese side characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Deportation

Racial slurs: I’m not sure if this counts; but the term “Oriental” is used several times. I’m including it just in case. Alcohol: includes a few scenes with underage drinking. Police brutality: a queer night club is raided. Minor scene. Forced institutionalization, deportation and war are only discussed in passing.