Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The List by Yomi Adegoke

27 reviews

jnobrien21's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I didn't really enjoy this book, as I don't typically like stressful real-life-adjacent books when regular life is stressful enough. I read this book for a book club. I found the characters a little whiny, though I did like

the twist at the end. I had a feeling the whole book that it wasn't Jackie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident and Toxic friendship

saintlybernard's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

I loved this book. I was hooked within the first 10 pages. I really felt for Ola throughout & feel I would have reacted similarly. Likewise I found Michael to be a relatable character. The supporting characters also had depth in my opinion. I, personally think the ending/ last 2 chapters were great & round the book off nicely without feeling either rushed or protracted.

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

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

cellio21's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.0

had me hooked in the first chapter and absolutely lost me when i got to the last one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

ivulikkivulik's review against another edition

0.25

Yikes! I agree with the user who said: This book thinks it's doing something but it is just offensive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Alcohol

peckreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

nneka23's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

What a roller coaster of a read this was! Yomi is definitely clever in the way she asks questions and gets you to think about cancel culture, SJWs, and how the internet handles problematic behavior. So many aspects to consider. Such relatable people with relatable feelings. Although the characters’ decisions were frustrating at times, I enjoyed reading this. Great paving as well - I finished this in 3 reading sessions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

Not sure how I felt about this one. From the get go, you know it's going to be hard for the author to write a complete story, which way to go, will it be a cliche etc. I felt that the author did a good job of showing the grey and the middle ground reaction and action of the characters. The last chapter was such a random plot twist, not sure how I felt about it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Gaslighting