The List: The instant Sunday Times bestselling debut novel – ‘The perfect summer read’ Paula Hawkins

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the premise and writing style is gripping and compelling (although a lot of times the cliffhangers felt like it was written more for a show instead of a book). Everyone has an opinion and the social media pile on by total strangers forces you to pick a side and disregard the complexity of the issue.

The book is longer than it needs to be, it gets a bit repetitive in places but overall an interesting look at social media scandals.In the beginning the novel felt like a probe into the private lives of Ola and Michael, but it quickly changes into a social commentary with weighty issues. Though this sounds minor, it is something that bothered me all the way through the novel, unfortunately. The List is uncomfortable in the way it bends the beliefs we would otherwise announce with conviction. The pace of this book was another issue--it really could have cut a lot of pages, or at least spent less time fleshing things out that didn't need fleshing out.

The author tried to do too much which resulted in being too drawn out with unnecessary filler narrations and povs. the list follows ola, a high profile journalist and influencer (along with her fiancé michael), as she grapples with a list that challenges her relationship and her trust—a crowdsourced list of abusers in the uk media industry that contains michael's name on it. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. It feels more like modern chick lit in the vein of Lizzie Damilola Blackburn's Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. I was drawn in by the synopsis and expected an interesting story but this was so messy and I get why people tag this book as apologist. I thought from the blurb that The List, Yomi Adegoke's first novel, might take a satirical, slightly skewed view of this high-powered media world, like RF Kuang's Yellowface or Zakiya Dalila Harris's The Other Black Girl. But what do they say about the fury of a man who discovers his woman is cheating on him but doesn't quite want to let her go, nor let the other man get away with the affair? Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian ‘A nuanced explanation of celebrity culture’: Yomi Adegoke.

But I’m perplexed as to why the author chose to portray this with the story of the falsely accused man and how his life fell apart due to an angry woman’s whims. The List” tries to juggle so many themes, and though the author manages to pull it off, there’s still room for improvement. While we do get a good insight into what the lead characters face because of the allegation on the List, their overall character sketch was underdeveloped. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian Good on the grey areas between guilt and innocence … Yomi Adegoke.For eg, can a name revealed on the internet to be a sexual harasser be considered a victim of social media outrage? I felt a lot of empathy to them both as they are embroiled in a much bigger and topical public debate than they can ever imagine, with their relationship becoming collateral damage. A testament to the power and danger of the internet, The List was entertaining with engaging characters and a riveting plot line, but lacked anything to make it exceptional.