Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The List by Yomi Adegoke

52 reviews

rfletch's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

This book has an interesting concept however I feel that the choices made are dangerous and put the true stories of victims at risk.  I feel like it did not know what it wanted to say or what it was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

If you are a victim of any of the above do not read it will make you feel devalued

eliseilou's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I'm so mad at wasting my time with this book. What was the intended message? My two takeaways are don't believe everything on the internet and all men suck. 

This story could have been so much more and I'm sad at the potential I thought it had but didn't live up to.

The part about Lewis broke my heart and was the only hard hitting point of the story.

Parts kept me on the edge of my seat, other parts were predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

sakisreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.5

This book had me gasping and yelling 😂

What an incredibly harrowing concept. I wish I could thank Yomi Adegoke personally for writing this 😳 

It keeps you guessing until the very end too. There was nary a moment where I was not hooked 🗣️

I thought I had clocked it when Celie started speaking to Ola about Michael, but NO! Aaron? Fucking eh! 😫

Highly recommend this one for an anxiety-inducing book! 4.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ Content warnings below!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

nreyno's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jazful's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

First of all: I absolutely don't understand the many negative reviews. Ironically, it reminds me a bit of the phenomenon that is discussed in the book: a topic goes viral and many people comment on similar things, criticising the smallest details.

Secondly, I found the story very entertaining and important for today, our generation and discussions around cancel culture, toxic masculinity and at the same time, the rise of MeToo and very important feminist movements. The story also brings in important intersectional perspectives that play an important role, especially for BIPOC (e.g. that Michael was most likely hired as a trope to make the team more diverse). The plot and actions are thought-provoking. What would I do if I were in Ola's situation?

I can very much identify with Ola's political stance, which has made me question myself. In this day and age, we are all very quick to jump on a bandwagon and love to criticise (especially in left-wing feminist circles). But what happens when your partner is on such a list? 

Those who have written here that everything seems exaggerated, including the language and slang - I'm sorry, but then you've never been to South London. I particularly liked the book because it was so approachable. I found the characters very realistically written and they remind me of people I know. They speak, think and act like that.

All in all, I really enjoyed reading the book, despite the sometimes heavy subject matter, it was very fast paced and a page turner.

So, Vogue is definitely right: "The book of the summer!"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

hayleyrosedean's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

lucymoosie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

withlivjones's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Interesting premise but ended up falling flat after the first 50 pages. It felt pretty messy, way too long, I didn’t care about a single character (they all felt pretty one-dimensional and underdeveloped), and the ending came out of nowhere with no time to process it and it cheapened the whole book. Also, writing stories about false SA allegations can be pretty harmful and disrespectful unless they’re handled in a nuanced, understanding way - which isn’t the case here as some of the conversations surrounding SA victims made me very uncomfortable. Overall, not a great experience. I should’ve listened when people said not to read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia and Death of parent

florenceassetto's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i feel conflicted about this book - i think the premise of the plot was important and it definitely discussed a lot of relevant social issues that we do see in the world today, but i am not really sure about how well done it was.

like many others, i worry about writing a book about false allegations because, yes they happen, but this book seemed to place a lot of emphasis on the fact that allegations are not always true, as if to insinuate that we should not always believe the victim?

i think i also really struggled to connect with the characters as people - i really appreciated the display of their culture and the celebration of their blackness, but otherwise i did find it hard to sympathise with them. the ending of this book was 100% just a let down, and didn't feel like a necessary addition, but i think i will be looking to read something else from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment