The List, Yomi Adegoke
The List, Yomi Adegoke
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The List
A Novel

Author: Yomi Adegoke

Narrator: Sheila Atim, Arinzé Kene

Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/03/2023


Synopsis

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK!Recommended by The New York Times • Vogue • People • NPR • Vulture • The Guardian • Cosmopolitan • Rolling Stone • Publishers Weekly • The Sunday Times • and many more!In this sensational, page-turning debut novel, a high-profile female journalist’s world is upended when her fiancé’s name turns up in a viral social media post.“Brilliantly written, intricately plotted and incredibly clever. Once I started, I could not put it down, and I am sure I'll be thinking about this book for a very long time.” — Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding VoiceOla Olajide, a celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is set to marry the love of her life. Young, beautiful, and successful, she and her fiancé, Michael, are considered the “couple goals” of their social network and seem to have it all. That is, until one morning when they both wake up to the same message: “Oh my god, have you seen The List?” It began as a list of anonymous allegations about abusive men. Now it has been published online. Ola would usually be the first to support such a list—she'd call for the men to be fired, write article after article. Except this time, Michael's name is on it.With one month to the wedding, Ola gives Michael an ultimatum: prove his innocence or the wedding's off. But will the truth of what happened change everything for them both?Compulsively readable, wildly entertaining, and filled with sharp social insight, The List is a piercing and dazzlingly clear-sighted debut about secrets, lies, and the internet.“Topical, heartfelt, provocative and wise, Yomi Adegoke’s characters are tenderly realized . . . the entire cast of this ultimate millennial novel springs vividly to life.” — Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other “The List asks ‘what if?’ and the answers will surely get people thinking. A vibrantly told exploration of the messy interface between virtual and offline relationships. A page-turning tale!” — Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake

About Yomi Adegoke

Yomi Adegoke is a multi-award-winning journalist and internationally bestselling author. She is currently a columnist at the Guardian and British Vogue. She’s written for the Sunday Times, the Independent, Stylist, and the New Statesman, among others, and was the host of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. In 2018, she cowrote the bestselling book Slay in Your Lane and in the same year was named one of the most influential people in London by the Evening Standard. She is a recipient of the Groucho Maverick Award and a Marie Claire Future Shaper Award, and in 2021 she was named one of Forbes 30 under 30.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylin on January 22, 2024

they could never make me root for a man with a podcast......more

Goodreads review by BookOfCinz on April 16, 2023

In The List we are taken to London where we meet Ola Olajide, an upcoming journalist at a feminist magazine who will be marring the love of her life, Michael, in less than a month. Ola and Michael met, started dating- like all couples they went through some very rough patches but they both stuck t......more

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on February 20, 2024

I sometimes got a bit tired of the countless references toward the same theme of harassment and how women are treated, but at the same time I’m also pleased this was a focus. But I still would have got the message if it hadn’t been brought forward so much. Other than that a pretty standard book with......more

Goodreads review by Baba on July 09, 2024

Hashtag Black Love London-born couple Ola and Michael are a month away from their over-the-top Ghanaian and Nigerian themed wedding when The List is shared online; a list of toxic men and their crimes in the entertainment industry in London; Michael’s name is on the list with a summary of his deeds!......more

Goodreads review by Tania (SorryImAlwaysBooked) on January 02, 2024

I never wanted a book to be over so bad......more