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A review by lindsaynixon
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
4.0
5-stars (more really) to Farrow.
4-stars for the book
2.5-stars for the narration
This book reminded me of the films The Big Short and Bombshell in that it showed me what was happening all along, reveals massive amounts of coverups and/or attempts to keep things hidden/buried, and how bad it really was/is (it’s worse than you know).
I think this book could have been better with more editing AND if farrow wasn’t narrating. Normally I prefer when authors narrate their nonfiction but Farrows voice didn’t fit the information/tone/pacing. I was impressed with how well he does accents but it also manages to not work. The other issue was there are sometimes sound enhancements to the audiobook, which are great, but they aren’t consistent. More of that — especially if it helped make it sound more like a “podcast” would have greatly improved the listening experience.
That said, it is still fairly easily to listen to and fascinating (if not disenchanting ).
4-stars for the book
2.5-stars for the narration
This book reminded me of the films The Big Short and Bombshell in that it showed me what was happening all along, reveals massive amounts of coverups and/or attempts to keep things hidden/buried, and how bad it really was/is (it’s worse than you know).
I think this book could have been better with more editing AND if farrow wasn’t narrating. Normally I prefer when authors narrate their nonfiction but Farrows voice didn’t fit the information/tone/pacing. I was impressed with how well he does accents but it also manages to not work. The other issue was there are sometimes sound enhancements to the audiobook, which are great, but they aren’t consistent. More of that — especially if it helped make it sound more like a “podcast” would have greatly improved the listening experience.
That said, it is still fairly easily to listen to and fascinating (if not disenchanting ).