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dkadastra's review against another edition
3.0
Really interesting book. If you've followed any of the #metoo coverage, you'll probably be familiar with many of the stories about how institutions and the culture at large conspire to protect powerful men from the consequences of their heinous actions. Still harrowing to read.
sentetia's review against another edition
1.0
DNF @12%
This reads like a netflix true crime documentary, where every 2 scenes 5 people repeat the same sentence, only in other words.
This reads like a netflix true crime documentary, where every 2 scenes 5 people repeat the same sentence, only in other words.
majastenstam's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Homophobia
alexlaird's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Go Ronan Go
odurant8's review against another edition
3.0
Mr Farrow’s narration was distracting due to his numerous failed attempts at plausible accents. An important account of the topic marred by poor narrator choice.
ebc726's review against another edition
5.0
This book/investigation is like the All the President’s Men investigation of the new generation. It was super well written. Ronan Farrow and the women who spoke up are heroes.
dreiac's review
3.0
Written by investigative journalist Ronan Farrow, Catch and Kill is about his expose of sexual predators in power.
I would say it focusses about 70% on Weinstein, 20% on Fauer, 5% on Trump and 5% on other men. The predominant cunt is undoubtedly Harvey Weinstein. Based on the horrible accounts described in this book, coupled with his horrible looking face, I wish for Weinstein to eternally burn in hell.
Ronan Farrow is a true hero for going against all and persevering with exposing these predators that preyed on vulnerable women. For his work alone, I would rate this book 5 stars.
It also took a lot of guts for these women to come forth and speak up about their horrible accounts in the hands of truly awful, cruel people. Some of the stories are heartbreaking and utterly disturbing to read, mostly the ones that describe how the victims’ fear made the sick predators even more excited. I was also aghast at the amount of people (both men and women) who enabled these predators to carry on the abuse for a very long time. For example, some of Weinstein’s female assistants served as honeypots to lure young women into Weinstein’s claws.
Now the more controversial part of the review.
I couldn’t help but notice that (and was somewhat left astounded) some of these victims allowed for the abuse to carry on for the sake of keeping their careers. As cruel as this might sound, ultimately it seemed to me that some of these women had a choice - they could either firmly tell the predators to fuck off and walk away, or allow to continue to suffer in the predator’s hands, in order to keep their jobs.
Now possibly even more controversial (and suspiciously paradoxical).
The other thing about this book is that it is all focussed on men being the predators, therefore it fits in nicely with one of the still trendy narratives we see over and over again on mainstream media - that men, especially white, are bad. Granted that the scandalous stories in this book were most likely what ignited this narrative a few years ago - the problem in my opinion is the toxicity of the narrative, and its undeniable immense influence in a growing radical and “revolutionary” movement that, overall, is producing a negative impact in an increasingly fragmented relationship between men and women. Isn’t there another solution?
So, would I recommend the book? Maybe another time.
I would say it focusses about 70% on Weinstein, 20% on Fauer, 5% on Trump and 5% on other men. The predominant cunt is undoubtedly Harvey Weinstein. Based on the horrible accounts described in this book, coupled with his horrible looking face, I wish for Weinstein to eternally burn in hell.
Ronan Farrow is a true hero for going against all and persevering with exposing these predators that preyed on vulnerable women. For his work alone, I would rate this book 5 stars.
It also took a lot of guts for these women to come forth and speak up about their horrible accounts in the hands of truly awful, cruel people. Some of the stories are heartbreaking and utterly disturbing to read, mostly the ones that describe how the victims’ fear made the sick predators even more excited. I was also aghast at the amount of people (both men and women) who enabled these predators to carry on the abuse for a very long time. For example, some of Weinstein’s female assistants served as honeypots to lure young women into Weinstein’s claws.
Now the more controversial part of the review.
I couldn’t help but notice that (and was somewhat left astounded) some of these victims allowed for the abuse to carry on for the sake of keeping their careers. As cruel as this might sound, ultimately it seemed to me that some of these women had a choice - they could either firmly tell the predators to fuck off and walk away, or allow to continue to suffer in the predator’s hands, in order to keep their jobs.
Now possibly even more controversial (and suspiciously paradoxical).
The other thing about this book is that it is all focussed on men being the predators, therefore it fits in nicely with one of the still trendy narratives we see over and over again on mainstream media - that men, especially white, are bad. Granted that the scandalous stories in this book were most likely what ignited this narrative a few years ago - the problem in my opinion is the toxicity of the narrative, and its undeniable immense influence in a growing radical and “revolutionary” movement that, overall, is producing a negative impact in an increasingly fragmented relationship between men and women. Isn’t there another solution?
So, would I recommend the book? Maybe another time.