She Said

Fascinating and infuriating - I can't wait to read [b:Catch and Kill 46650277 Catch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Ronan Farrow https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570798239l/46650277.SY75.jpg 72177046] to see how it compares, with two publications pursuing the same story and sources at the same time. This was very well-written and easy to follow, even with two authors and the sort of strange third-person storytelling format they devised to make it clear who was doing what when. (I can't think of a better way to do this, honestly; an authorial “we” would get very confusing very quickly, so I'm not criticizing here, just noting that this took some getting used to.) I'm not sure I can say I really enjoyed this book, since it's in large part a litany of what one very powerful man got away with doing to women for decades, and the herculean efforts it took reporters at the biggest newspaper in the world to finally bring him to some semblance of justice. I'm glad I read it, though, and it's definitely worth the time. The latter part loses a bit of focus as it moves from the Weinstein investigation and fallout to the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings nearly a year later. These authors didn't break that story, so it loses some of the immediacy of the rest of the book, and it's really compressed into a couple of chapters. I understand why it's there, but the Weinstein sections are stronger by far. I did like the epilogue/final chapter, however, which brings together a lot of the women who have spoken out about harassment to discuss the fallout and what comes next.