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A review by dallas_shattuck
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
5.0
Wow. Wow. Wow.
I’m not even sure how to put my thoughts into words, but I’ll do my best.
Farrow is an investigative journalist who first broke the Harvey Weinstein story and then wrote future articles on other high-profile predators. All I can really say is that people should read this book. If you think you know everything about the Weinstein case, you don’t. The amount of corruption and cover-up went on for DECADES and is disgusting.
At points, it will sound more like an action movie than a non-fiction book. Like, there were spies and private investigators. Literally.
The audiobook is narrated by Farrow, which really made it impactful. He was describing his experiences and frustrations while trying to bring this story to light. The bravery shown by the victims and Farrow is indescribable. They were threatened and intimidated by powerful people, but still shared their stories with the world. It was powerful.
If you haven’t read this book, please do (if you are able to—see content warnings below).
CW: rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, coercion, spying, intimidation, victim blaming, threatening, crime cover-up
I’m not even sure how to put my thoughts into words, but I’ll do my best.
Farrow is an investigative journalist who first broke the Harvey Weinstein story and then wrote future articles on other high-profile predators. All I can really say is that people should read this book. If you think you know everything about the Weinstein case, you don’t. The amount of corruption and cover-up went on for DECADES and is disgusting.
At points, it will sound more like an action movie than a non-fiction book. Like, there were spies and private investigators. Literally.
The audiobook is narrated by Farrow, which really made it impactful. He was describing his experiences and frustrations while trying to bring this story to light. The bravery shown by the victims and Farrow is indescribable. They were threatened and intimidated by powerful people, but still shared their stories with the world. It was powerful.
If you haven’t read this book, please do (if you are able to—see content warnings below).
CW: rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, coercion, spying, intimidation, victim blaming, threatening, crime cover-up