Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

36 reviews

ozymandias272's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Self harm, and Sexual violence

yikeslou's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

firstly i devoured this book in three sittings. i could not put it down. farrow writes like he's talking to you and i found it extremely easy to read in terms of sentence structure. the content was another matter entirely.

all i want to say is that farrow expertly shows the reader his process of compiling very painful stories with so much care to keep what's important at the center, realistically showing the toll it took on him without censoring his missteps or centering himself in a story that isn't really his. i respect him deeply for this and i can't recommend this book highly enough if you want to know more about how weinstein was brought down and why it took so damn long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

this book contains explicit details about harvey weinstein's predatory behavior and sexual assault of many women, as well as the SA committed by other powerful men close to weinstein or farrow.

julziez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

leah_irl's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

illustriousfilm's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.75

I saw this book on my bookshelf today while I was packing, and on a whim checked to see if the audiobook was available on libby.  Ended up immediately listening to it without putting it down once, fully captivated in the (completely true) spy thriller pacing of the book.  The corruption and coverups run so much deeper throughout the entire political and media landscape than I ever dared think.  Ronan not only brought very important allegations of sexual misconduct into the public consciousness on behalf of silenced women, he also proceeded to lift the veil on systemic issues within NBC and other news organizations.  

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

joensign's review against another edition

challenging dark informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Stalking

sam_rm94's review against another edition

informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking