This book meant a lot to me, and that's not as emotional of a take as you'd think. Ronan Farrow makes taking down forces of evil -- not an exaggeration, or a thing of fantasy -- seem both harrowing and doable, in fact the only thing you can do. Anyone who implies that he made the book about him at the expense of the victims he worked with is either illiterate or has an agenda -- perhaps both. While he reveals the intersections of his work with the family tragedy that plagued him, his mother, and
... his sister Dylan, he doesn't do anything with a heavy hand. The personal is political, and that makes sense especially through Ronan's words. I am genuinely awestruck . I learned so much and this book sits on me like a weight, despite moving at a thrilling, terrifying pace.
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I listened to this as a audio book, something I rarely do, but I heard Ronan Farrow's read was amazing so I had to check it out. It did not disappoint! Farrow gives a great read and this book is a real page turner, especially if you like to learn about the inner workings of Hollywood and the movie and television industries.
NBC comes off really badly, but Farrow has meticulously researched this book and has the emails, videos and interviews to back up his claims. His persistence in reporting the Harvey Weinstein story, while learning he was trying to tell his story at a network rife with its own problems with sexual harassment and assault, is admirable. Farrow is self-deprecating and honest about himself and his own failings with his sister, Dylan. He comes across as a real person who is really smart and dogged and ethical in a business where many are not.
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This book is a must read if you want to know how the elites think of the rest of the population and how they believe they have the right to treat them as subhuman if they wish. Ronan and his colleagues have put together an exhaustive investigative masterpiece that seemed bound for oblivion upon each new piece of incriminating evidence they uncovered. Thanks to their perseverance this very revealing work of art and enlightenment has finally come to the forefront where it should have been with the original backers NBC. However, the total corruption within that organization almost "killed" it before it could see the light of day due to their own internal demons. Very good work Ronan, you are truly a defender of the truth and the under represented portion of humanity. The world would be far better off with people like you leading, rather than the ultimately immoral mob that now presides over what used to be truth and justice and the "American way"! Perhaps someday the USA will once again be looked to as the peace keepers rather than the laughing stock of the world, as it currently is under the fascist regime of the orange dictator.
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