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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
Incredible journalism around a deeply unsettling topic. This book is a startling reminder what people in power can get away with when left unchecked. I found myself very invested in both the strain to get this story out, and the personal implications in doing so for Farrow. I read this for hours at a time, and felt wired with adrenaline afterward.
I found the whole book flowed really well until the end, when events outside of the main subject matter were explored. It was important that they were, but it felt like a completely separate story with through lines of NBC and politics.
I’m glad survivors came forward to have their stories shared, and shed light on the cracked facade of Hollywood. What a whirlwind read.
I found the whole book flowed really well until the end, when events outside of the main subject matter were explored. It was important that they were, but it felt like a completely separate story with through lines of NBC and politics.
I’m glad survivors came forward to have their stories shared, and shed light on the cracked facade of Hollywood. What a whirlwind read.
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I saw and heard Ronan Farrow on the talk show and podcast circuit promoting this book. The story really intrigued me and this quick read goes into the full tale with fascinating detail. I love a good non fiction account of a main story, here about sexual predators in Hollywood, while simultaneously there is another and even more important story of a cover up. The accounts of the women that stepped forward are so important and everyone needs to understand what they went through. The money, power and culture that worked to cover up, conceal and destroy these stories needs to be dragged into the light for everyone to see. Very powerful and eye opening, investigative journalism at its finest. Bravo!
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Really good expose about really horrible things that are extremely relevant at the current time
3.5 ⭐️ Fascinating! The women who spoke up and shared their stories are incredibly brave. I’m devastated that their stories even took place. I hope this will shed light on more problems in the current hierarchy of power our country is based on. The writer had so much information to share that it often felt thrown at the reader.
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This is a really well-written book, especially considering how many obstacles Farrow faced investigating this. So many of the men accused have had rumors floating around them for years, so it seems like this should have been easy, but it's really astounding how many people were determined to protect Weinstein's (and others') reputation.
The book is kind of self-reflective in the way that Farrow is a part of the story, but he also isn't. His voice should not be heard above the victims', but it's still important in terms of how shrouded this story was. There's a part where Ronan talks about how abrasive he was to his sister (Dylan) for not letting go of what happened to her, and I kind of wanted more realization there in regards to how we treat victims. There's a lot of is there/is there not conflict of interest with Farrow being Woody Allen's son, and even though it would have made the book less "journalistic," I think it would have been stronger for acknowledging it more.
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