Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The List by Yomi Adegoke

6 reviews

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Car accident, Infidelity, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

eve81's review

challenging dark funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Homophobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism

katcass's review

dark emotional informative reflective fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Car accident, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

annashan's review

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ropey's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• 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

Couples Ola and Michael are embroiled in a scandal involving a “list” of perpetrators that draws much of its inspiration from the MeToo movement. It shows the consequences of trial-by-public with social media, cancel-culture, and how little regard many of us have for online credibility. While  I liked how the author included different perspectives in this book, it also felt strangely mechanical. 

The final chapter made the story somewhat uncharacteristically removed. It’s as though it spent so much of the first chapters building up this believable set of characters only to turn them cartoonish at the end (I wouldn’t fault the author for this as they did mention that they’d considered writing nonfiction first)

This is the kind of book I’m not certain I could rate. It raises important topics that are normally scoffed at and shrugged off, but I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it, nor would I read it again.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

kirstym25's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts