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A review by tildahlia
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
3.0
An engaging one. This book is mainly about the many impediments Farrow experienced in trying to tell the story of Harvey Weinstein. Although, I particularly appreciated his honest reflections on his initial shortcomings in reckoning with his sister’s abuse, which were woven through the book.
Shockingly, it reveals that the hardest part of breaking the story was not getting terrified victims to go on the record etc, but was actually trying to get the buy-in of MSNBC, which sought to silence the story in various subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways. Basically, he absolutely rinses MSNBC management (deservedly so). It felt a little laboured and repetitive in parts and for audiobook listeners, we need to talk about the accents/voices done by Farrow himself. They were....terrible, and while it probably would have been funny in a different kind of book they often distracted from the seriousness of the subject matter.
Shockingly, it reveals that the hardest part of breaking the story was not getting terrified victims to go on the record etc, but was actually trying to get the buy-in of MSNBC, which sought to silence the story in various subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways. Basically, he absolutely rinses MSNBC management (deservedly so). It felt a little laboured and repetitive in parts and for audiobook listeners, we need to talk about the accents/voices done by Farrow himself. They were....terrible, and while it probably would have been funny in a different kind of book they often distracted from the seriousness of the subject matter.