What a journalistic endeavor! Like "All The President's Men" by Woodward and Bernstein, this book meticulously maps out the path the two journalists took to gather evidence and vet that evidence and corroborate that evidence against a lying, evil entity. Their target, of course, was Harvey Weinstein. From the beginning of their investigation, trying to find women who would be willing to tell their stories of sexual abuse by Weinstein, to the final chapter of Christy Blakely Ford's testimony against Brett Kavanaugh, the road was rocky and difficult. Who wants to go on record about sexual abuse? Especially if you think it will ruin any career you have had or want to have?
Kantor and Twohey are relentless and yet kind in their search for corroborating evidence, in their interviews with many women. "She Said" is a step by step outline of what they did, when they did it, who they spoke to and how the evidence against Weinstein was compiled. It's a good, fast read and it restores my faith in the judiciary process and in investigative journalism.
Get it out of the library. While the #metoo movement has its flaws, the start of that movement was powerful. Kantor and Twohey were instrumental in its inception and they were stellar in their quest to bring justice to the dozens of women assaulted by Weinstein.
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