She Said
On 5 October 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that helped change the world.Hollywood was talking as never before. Kantor and Twohey outmanoeuvred Harvey Weinstein, his team of defenders and private investigators, convincing some of the most famous women in the world - and some unknown ones - to go on the record. Three years later, it led to his conviction. This is how they did it. 'Feels like a Hollywood film in the making' Daily Telegraph'Has the morally satisfying arc of a thriller, with all the suspense. For lovers of Spotlight' i 'Totally gripping' Jon Ronson 'Cinematic, remarkable' Guardian'Seismic. Examines what happens when a bully is cornered' Observer'All the President's Men for the #MeToo era' Washington Post'A binge-read of a book. Adrenaline-spiking' Los Angeles Times
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Kantor and Twohey are brilliant journalists but their prose is very academic. While the subject matter is inherently fascinating, ghoulish, thrilling and horrifying, the book is written in an extremely matter-of-fact manner. Which works well enough most of the time, but never drew me in the way something like Three Women did.
Thankfully there's enough insider info and “detective trail” detail for the first two thirds, but once they pivot off the Weinstein case and into the Ford/Kavanaugh story then for me all the momentum came to a shuddering halt and it felt like I started reading the book all over - setting up the main players again, their similar dilemmas. Not to diminish Ford's story, but coming off the back of an extremely similar one it felt tacked on, rather than rounding out a narrative of recurring behaviour.