Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The List by Yomi Adegoke

89 reviews

eliseilou's review

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

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

evecaraa's review

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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

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.

monmel10's review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

nadinesnutsandbeans's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Rape

jodielo's review

emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

Addictive, interesting topics

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

lexread_'s review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

jazful's review

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

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