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librarymouse's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexism, Rape, Self harm, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Bullying, Sexual content, Stalking, Vomit, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Trafficking, Animal death, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia
estebantheperson's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
sonjaswanson's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Vomit, and Pedophilia
hnelson510's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
aserra's review against another edition
4.25
What keeps the book from a solid 5, for me, is a layout choice; it could have been very helpful, I think, to have a list/glossary of the people in the book somewhere, perhaps before or after the bibliography. There's a lot of names, and I, personally, struggled to keep track of everyone (which also augments the repugnance of what is uncovered--so many people impacted, so many people complicit).
Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Cursing, and Gaslighting
samarakroeger's review against another edition
4.75
Of course, five years after #metoo, I knew where the story would end up, but that did not detract from my engagement with the plot. It is also very important for us to see how difficult it was to break the Harvey Weinstein story within NBC, the very real threats made against journalists, and how enmeshed all top execs (across industries) are in this big cabal to keep victims silenced.
I did wish Ronan Farrow did not attempt to do accents for all the quotes - they were mediocre and distracting. He comes off as a bit self-righteous at times, but honestly, I kind of think he deserves to be.
One of the most engagingly written pieces of investigative journalism I've read. I do read around 30% nonfiction, and Farrow wrote this in a way that I think fiction readers would not find intimidating. To all the readers out there scared by nonfiction: pick this up. You won't regret it.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Self harm
mahra's review against another edition
5.0
You think you know this story, and I assure you that you do not.
What amazes the most about this book is that, yes, it is about Ronan Farrow's experiences, but somehow he's able to not make it about himself, but about the victims. He is able to factually give the results of his investigation, to recount things that happened from his point of view, to tell us the way he truly felt, and to relay the victims' stories with so much care and so much empathy.
Incredible read.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
plethora's review against another edition
3.0
There are innumerable players involved in these events, and I found it difficult to keep track of everyone's roles. I'm sure this is at least in part by design, if not by the author than by the institutions themselves. I would have benefitted from an organizational chart in many cases. The fragmented telling of this story, while more digestible in its format (and perhaps an indication of the varied articles, segments, and posts that started it all), felt like a choice rather than a necessity. There were times I wished these pieces were brought together differently for a more cohesive work. In terms of the structure, there were times timeline was favoured over subject matter, though this was inconsistent. It was a story in 59 parts. Sorry, 5 parts, 59 chapters, and subdivided further from there. Digestible, mentally helpful, a bit unearned.
All in all, this is an important read. Farrow wasn't afraid to drive the point home in many passages in a way that felt like some small justice in itself during such reeling events. The spark of resistance brought some comfort. He called it like it was in a way that is reminiscent of Chanel Miller. Calling a spade a spade, calling people on their bullshit, staring the message between the lines in the eyes, and yelling it back at them. Engraving it on the record.
It feels good knowing there's someone like Ronan Farrow helping to bear the weight of this crushing patriarchy for us all.
Shoutout
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Bullying, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcohol and Grief
kveldt's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, and Physical abuse
maddiet425's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt