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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
I enjoyed this book, but the accents in the audiobook we're wildly distracting. Who allowed that mess to happen?
What a book! We all know how HW wielded his power in a predatory manner. But I did not know the extensive network of people who were complicit! From people in his own company, to the movie industry to NBC executives trying to squash the story about his behavior. And did I mention the book has spies in it!! Yes, real spies!! Read it. You won’t regret it but your blood pressure might suffer...
I highly recommend the audio version, read by the author.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
reading about all the corruption/cover-ups and private espionage was interesting. the last section of this book (about lauer and the nbc cover-up) was kind of a slog. i think it just wasnt written as engagingly as the first 2/3rds or so somehow, and read more like a factual account of events than a narrative. also, there are A LOT of names and organizations to remember. it really makes me appreciate how fiction condenses certain roles into single characters lol, because it is impossible to keep track of the actual number of people involved in something like this. i constantly didnt remember who someone was or what their loyalties were.
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Okay in the same way I was obsessed with Bad Blood, I am obsessed with this. Ronan truly makes the most mundane parts of journalism the best reality tv. I loved his voices and impressions and that he seemed to enjoy telling even the worst parts of this story that I thought I knew. The actual case is disgusting. But also a little uplifting? Regardless, I feel like this was important culture for me to know and I was happy to listen. And I’m almost surprised he and Jon lasted as long as they did. I hope everyone feels safe and fulfilled.
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexism
I'm not a squeamish reader by any means but this got seriously hard to keep listen to at times. This book is a fantastic journalistic effort with top notch reporting but what I really appreciated the most was the obvious care that was taken to do justice to the many, many people involved in this case, making sure to represent them as three-dimensional people with a life and ambitions and dreams and not merely as faceless victims. Also I went into this thinking Jon Lovett was kinda overrated but fwiw the comedic relief his existence provided in the midst of such a bleak story was invaluable.
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced