Yomi Adegoke Contains Multitudes
Yomi Adegoke’s debut novel, The List, begins with the publication of the titular list: a crowdsourced index of alleged abusers (think the “Shitty Media Men” compendium of 2017). Caught in the list’s wake are journalist Ola and her fiance Michael, who are held up by strangers on social media as an exemplar of #BlackLove; things fall apart apace, however, when Michael is revealed to be on The List, leaving Ola to reckon with the disconcerting implications, both personal and professional, of the allegations her partner denies.
A clever and biting page-turner, ’s jagged edge is tempered by its fiercely affectionate and funny-as-all-hell sideways look at the cultural conditions that serve as inspiration: from the soulful feel of Black-British “shubz” and other social gatherings, to the lingua franca of
