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luceronegrete2010's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexism
i really love this book everyb should read itbo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Cursing
victoriastarkid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
joana_fsa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
• Having a main character who is exploring her sexualit and sexual expression as well as a love interest who is a masculine presenting lesbian and other character who are also butches and femmes is very powerful
• The author knew who her target audience was and the effort and research put into this books about Chinese and queer history is something to be appreciated
Did not like
• The flashbacks, even thought I understand why they are necessary (I get it it gives me information about relationship dynamics and the history of Lily's family) I felt like, as a reader, they were just kinda boring and I was always hoping to get through them so I could get to the interesting story
• It has a lot of triggers, especially for someone queer or who is a minority
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Deportation
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Outing, and Toxic friendship
mbzoller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
It was not as atmospheric as I anticipated but I feel that it put to story and page how it would be to be other in myriad ways. It was subtle, beautifully written, and painfully blunt at times.
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a coming of age novel surrounding a Chinese American child of an immigrant, living in 1950s San Francisco, who realizes she is attracted to women and that there are many others like her. With McCarthyism brings both The Red Scare and the Lavender Scare to a time where racist and homophobic sentiments were already through the roof. Lily and her family and friend’s experiences portray very multifaceted and underrepresented stories in a way that readers can easily follow and become connected to the characters.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Medical content, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation
ghostlyprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Deportation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, and Police brutality
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
dragon_lord's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Excrement, and Pregnancy
nils_0's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Xenophobia and Deportation