Books like Last Night at the Telegraph Club
12 books with a reading profile close to Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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The Shell Seekers
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Penelope Keeling is in her sixties and living in a Cornish house, the daughter of a painter, Lawrence Stern, whose work has fallen out of fashion.
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2
Sunburn
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Set in the early 1990s in the rural Irish village of Crosshaven, this novel follows Lucy, a teenager navigating the oppressive social expectations of a small Catholic community.
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3
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Salva, a Mexican-American teenager raised by his adoptive gay father, begins his senior year of high school feeling an unfamiliar, simmering anger.
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Memorial
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Benson, a Black daycare teacher in Houston, and Mike, a Japanese American chef, have been together for a couple of years and are unsure about their relationship.
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Swimming in the Dark
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Set in early 1980s Poland during the decline of the communist regime, the story follows Ludwik Glowacki, a university student who falls in love with the charismatic Janusz at an agricultural summer camp.
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My Policeman
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Brighton in the 1950s: Tom, a young policeman, courts and marries Marion, a schoolteacher, while also carrying on a secret relationship with Patrick, a museum curator, at a time when homosexuality is a crime.
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The Story of Beautiful Girl
by Rachel Simon
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
In 1968, Lynnie, a young woman with a developmental disability, lives in a Pennsylvania institution called the School.
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The Magic Fish
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Tiên is a Vietnamese-American teenager who shares a love for fairy tales with his mother, Hiền.
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Eva Luna
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Eva Luna is born to a servant mother and a gardener father in an unnamed South American country, and her mother tells her stories to survive.
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The Stationery Shop
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
In 1953 Tehran, seventeen-year-old Roya spends her afternoons in a stationery shop run by a kindly man, Mr.
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Tipping the Velvet
by Sarah Waters
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
In 1890s Whitstable, Nancy Astley lives a quiet life shucking oysters until she becomes obsessed with Kitty Butler, a male impersonator performing at a local music hall.
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Honey Girl
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Grace Porter is a high-achieving astronomer who has spent her life meeting her father’s rigid expectations.
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