Cannonball Read 13

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search This Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Twitter
  3. Follow us on Instagram
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • About CBR
    • Getting Started
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Event Calendar
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • CBR Interviews
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • How You Can Donate
    • Book Sale
    • CBR Merchandise
    • Supporters and Friends of CBR
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Follow Us
> FAQ Home
> Genre: Non-Fiction > Them Too

Them Too

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

December 24, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

(TW: mention of rape, sexual assault)

As popular as this book was when it dropped last year, I didn’t have a burning desire to read it. I’ve volunteered before with a group that does arts and advocacy against rape culture so I know firsthand how difficult it is for survivors, especially those of marginalized identities. I had read the major pieces of Ronan Farrow’s (stellar) reporting and figured that was enough.

A few weeks ago, I saw this in the library and figured What the heck? Finally time to read the detailed account of the story.

And damn. Damn. This reads like a 70s paranoid conspiracy thriller only its too real.

Farrow thoroughly details his pursuit of the Harvey Weinstein angle for NBC, a network he would later come to learn was actively harboring predators and watches as the story gets stonewalled and finally stopped. Thank God for the folks at the New Yorker. Farrow does a great job of recounting his harrowing experiences at trying to get this published but never lets us feel specifically for him. He centers those who came forward with their stories after having been bullied and threatened to silence for years, some for decades. He’s not a crusader; he’s just trying to get the story out.

And the process of doing so is frightening. This book will lay bare how powerful men are protected, from sympathetic network heads to ex-Mossad corporate espionage agents. #MeToo is a great start but this kind of violence will require a much broader reform that I’m not sure our patriarchal society is capable of. All I can say is: believe survivors.

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Catch and Kill, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Ronan Farrow, true crime

Jake's CBR12 Review No:191 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Catch and Kill, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Ronan Farrow, true crime ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

About Jake

CBR13 participantCBR12 participantCBR11 participantCBR10 participant

I love reading! View Jake's reviews»

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.



Recent Comments

  • persnickety chick on Stepping out of the comfort zoneIt was a nice read - nothing too extreme and some good twists
  • Malin on The Wheel of Time (Part I)Good luck with your re-read, I'm never going to finish this series. I REALLY wish you hadn't gone into detail about David and Leigh Eddings,...
  • ingres77 on The Wheel of Time (Part I)I remember when it came out, and I think my sister liked it. My fear would be that it came out at a time when...
  • wicherwill on Whales… in… space!The next book drops some of the plotlines (because, yes, there are too many) and then promptly picks up another handful to replace all of...
  • narfna on The Wheel of Time (Part I)Anjelica Huston is in it! And Julianna Margulies. And Michael Vartan (this is the reason I watched it).
See More Recent Comments »

Want to Help Out?

CBR has a great crew of volunteers, and we're always looking for more people to help out. If you have a specialty or are willing to learn, drop MsWas a line.

  • How You Can Donate
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo
© 2021 Cannonball Read | Log in