However, with the heavily praised reviews from peers, I decided to try the book out despite my misgivings. Now, at the beginning of this book, I wasn’t very certain if I would enjoy it, as someone who is more of a fan of realistic fiction, or novels set in modern universes. The novel officially begins in the 1950s, introducing Lily Hu, a 17 year old Chinese born American girl living in San Francisco, California, with a passion for space. While the novel’s main premise is a Sapphic romance, it is so much more, and you will grow lost amidst the easy familiarity of Lo’s art of prose. Lo delves into the main character’s deep thoughts with so much raw emotion that I just can't help the shivers that run down my spine, or the raised hair on my arms. Even though the story’s setting is an unfamiliar one, it will still send relatable pangs through your mind. Last Night At the Telegraph Club is a haunting, heartwarming, and slow burning LGBTQ piece of literature that will both tear your heart to pieces while mending it together at the same time. If not one of the best, at least one that would cycle through my mind over and over again. Last Night At the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo might be one of the best books I have ever read. I should have set my expectations even higher.
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