The first typedef is not being used making the code confusing for beginners:
struct list_item {
int value;
struct list_item *next;
};
typedef struct list_item list_item;
struct list {
struct list_item *head;
};
typedef struct list list;
The only member on struct list doesn't need the keyword struct in case you actually wanted to use the typedef in mention so in the end, the implementation would be:
struct list {
list_item *head;
};