Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR17
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Suggest a Review
    • 2025 Registration
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Holiday Reads: Alsatian Edition

Mortal Causes (Inspector Rebus #6) by Ian Rankin

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

Perfect Silence (DI Callanach #4) by Helen Fields

August 17, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Vacationing with young children is hard work, people, even if you’re on a campsite that has not one, but two trampolines (“mum, see what I can do!”). Nevertheless I managed to sneak in a couple of books as I hung about in the (beautiful and very hot) Alsatian countryside, so here goes.  Mortal Causes (Ian Rankin) *** Mortal Causes is Inspector Rebus book no. 6 and though I’ve read the previous five, I had to look that up. I also forgot what it was about […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #IRA, #metoo, Catch and Kill, crime, Crimebags, DI Callanach Series, edinburgh, Harvey Weinstein, Helen Fields, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, Mortal Causes, perfect silence, Ronan Farrow, scotland, Series, sexual abuse, Troubles, UVF

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #IRA, #metoo, Catch and Kill, crime, Crimebags, DI Callanach Series, edinburgh, Harvey Weinstein, Helen Fields, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, Mortal Causes, perfect silence, Ronan Farrow, scotland, Series, sexual abuse, Troubles, UVF ·
· 0 Comments

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 […]

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

“Ultimately, the reason Harvey Weinstein followed the route he did is because he was allowed to, and that’s our fault. As a culture that’s our fault.”

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

October 20, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Like a lot of people, I read this in close proximity to She Said, the other book published in 2019 about breaking the Harvey Weinstein story. (I liked She Said better. I liked that both authors were ladies, and I liked the close focus on true journalism and building relationships with their sources; it really centered the women’s stories and how they had been affected.) But this one is different enough in tone and style that it brings a lot to the table, as well, […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Catch and Kill, Harvey Weinstein, journalism, narfna, non fiction, non-fiction thriller, Ronan Farrow, television, thriller, true crime

narfna's CBR12 Review No:150 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Catch and Kill, Harvey Weinstein, journalism, narfna, non fiction, non-fiction thriller, Ronan Farrow, television, thriller, true crime ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Catch and Kill

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

August 19, 2020 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

This is a great book.  Farrow takes what could be–what is, in fact–a very tricky story with lies, leads, traps, double-crosses, big reputations and big egos, and makes it enjoyable to read, for 400 pages…well, enjoyable except that you’re reading about truly despicable and gross people, and their whole gross conspiracy of predators and enablers. If you live in society, you’ve heard about Harvey Weinstein.  This book documents Ronan Farrow’s pursuit of the Weinstein story, and his refusal to give up.  He was disheartened but […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Catch and Kill, Harvey Weinstein is gross, Ronan Farrow

Fiat.Luxury's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Catch and Kill, Harvey Weinstein is gross, Ronan Farrow ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

“Ultimately, the reason Harvey Weinstein followed the route he did is because he was allowed to, and that’s our fault. As a culture that’s our fault.”

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

February 8, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

There is something particularly powerful about reading someone’s accounting of their dogged pursual of truth, of what is right, of what matters and we are treated to just that in Catch and Kill. In his second book Ronan Farrow reckons with the institutional powers and societal inequities that create the sort of stories he’s worked on reporting for the past few years at The New Yorker. Part memoir, part investigative report, Catch and Kill is an imminently fast read, jumping from one unbelievable if it […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: banned book, banned books, Catch and Kill, challenged book, faintingviolet, Harvey Weinstein, investigative reporting, me too, Ronan Farrow

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: banned book, banned books, Catch and Kill, challenged book, faintingviolet, Harvey Weinstein, investigative reporting, me too, Ronan Farrow ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill

December 15, 2019 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill reads like a spy novel. The full title is Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators. And Farrow lays out quite a conspiracy. He takes the reader inside the world of investigative reporting – in his case for NBC News. Not only does NBC prove to ultimately be hostile towards allowing Farrow to tell the full story of his investigation into allegation of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein, but it is also a hotbed of abuse […]

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

xoxoxoe's CBR11 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Catch and Kill, Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments


Recent Comments

  • narfna on “There are so many ways to tell it, and all of them are important. But each way paints a very different picture and leads down a different road.”Yes, this book was so good!
  • Emmalita on “There are so many ways to tell it, and all of them are important. But each way paints a very different picture and leads down a different road.”This sounds like a very good and thoughtful read.
  • narfna on CBR Diversion: Your Cannonball StoryMy Cannonball story is kind of sad now, but here goes. Back in 2006 I started blogging, and eventually found...
  • Halbs on A new way into Batman comicsThank you for sharing this! I've recently been buying physical comics, as well, and there are now SO MANY different...
  • Jen K on This was a disappointmentSuch a great title, too! Too bad the book is disappointing.
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2025 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in