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Ronan Farrow: Catch and Kill (2019, Little, Brown and Company) 4 stars

Review of 'Catch and Kill' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Having read "She Said," which told of breaking the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault story by the reporting team at The NY Times, I expected "Catch & Kill" to be more of the same, but from the perspective of The New Yorker. Alas – this book was even more gripping.

I hadn't realized Farrow's story hit roadblocks and ultimately was punted by NBC. Nor that he was in semi-regular conversation with Matt Lauer before realizing that Lauer was also a predator. I also hadn't realized the lengths Weinstein went to threaten and intimidate his accusers (and Farrow). Nor did I know about the tabloid practice of "catch and kill."

In short: it was an education. A well-written and amusingly narrated (by Farrow on audiobook) story.