Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Last night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

31 reviews

mikki_9's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

100% my favourite book of the year so far. Maybe favourite ever?? I'm so so so so so happy I decided to read this <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: War

mel_katz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

Moderate: Police brutality and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

alex_e's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, and Abandonment

Minor: Police brutality

rosethecrystaline's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

aus10england's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Oh wow, this was a dense one. 

I really enjoyed a lot of things about this book, and I would def feel differently about this if I was a queer Chinese woman, so for that alone I am so happy this book exists today. 

The first third and last third of the book I think we’re the strongest, but the middle is where I lost the most interest and think could have been more concise. The last part of the story was the most thrilling and kept my attention the most. 

Overall, an excellent story, and important read for so, so many people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage

fangirlashley1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs and Outing

Minor: Miscarriage and Abandonment

callmepipes_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

oh this one captivated me. i don’t think there’s a wlw out there who couldn’t see at least a little bit of themself in this. would recommend. my pink highlighter got a lot of use annotating this friend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and War

pheenabeena's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

lunasreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

lily and kath my beloveds! finally finished reading this one and my heart is in pieces on the floor. reading this story as a lesbian made me ache all over because it just hurts knowing that lesbians before me had it so so hard. just found out about homophobia… not good! the side characters — mainly lana jackson — were wonderful and i loved the atmosphere of the telegraph club itself. i did find that the flashback parts involving lily’s family took me out of the story a bit? but it wasn’t that much of an issue tbh. also, though this isn’t the fault of the book, i feel like the ending has been misconstrued when people recommend this — all i’ve heard is how it has a happy ending, but i definitely think it’s more bittersweet than anything else.

overall i really loved reading this and i’m sad it’s over!! kathleen miller i will see you in my dreams.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment

helenab18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment