Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

Outstanding!!! This book is a must read for anyone interested in the #metoo movement, journalism, or politics. It was fascinating (and horrifying) to read about the obstacles Ronan Farrow faced while trying to report on sexual harassment in Hollywood, and the lengths some people went to try to kill the story. The book does an excellent job blending actual journalistic reporting, the experience of researching the story, and the impact of everything on Ronan's personal life and his relationships. The audiobook narration is also excellent -- Ronan reads it himself and creates voices for the different characters in the book, which adds a nice personal touch. Plus, there's audio evidence in the audiobook that isn't present in the physical book (due to the format).

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informative fast-paced

5.0

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rainamertz's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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iloveswedishchef's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Highly engaging account of Ronan Farrow's behind-the-scenes experience reporting the Weinstein story that, at times, comes across a little sensationalist. After a riveting first half, the second half drags as the book moves into a large tangent on AMI, Black Cube, and Trump, and ends with cheesy, on-the-nose lines about the importance of reporting and "how stories, the big ones, the true ones, can be caught but never killed." A predominate part of our history is written by white colonialists, so I'm just going to say that that is definitely not true.

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challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

4.0

Farrow tells the stories of the women who came forward against Harvey Weinstein, Trump, and Matt Lauer. I found this audiobook, read by Farrow, to be an informative account of the hurdles put in place for a journalist (even a well-known name like Farrow’s) to report the truth, and the deadly nature of powerful men.

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ebee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

5.0

will now always recommend

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