Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
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- Author：Julie K. Brown
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Reviews
Keely
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4。5 This is very hard from the start。 The first two chapters on audio， were， I think read by the author and I don't know whether that's just her voice， but it sounded like she was going to sob at the end of each word。 （I don't blame her for doing so， I can't imagine mental health effects of pursuing this story and listening to the victims stories because wow， they went through a lot。 The fact that these things happen is horrifying and is enough to bring a lot of people to tears。 My heart goes ou 4。5 This is very hard from the start。 The first two chapters on audio， were， I think read by the author and I don't know whether that's just her voice， but it sounded like she was going to sob at the end of each word。 （I don't blame her for doing so， I can't imagine mental health effects of pursuing this story and listening to the victims stories because wow， they went through a lot。 The fact that these things happen is horrifying and is enough to bring a lot of people to tears。 My heart goes out to his victims。 Obviously the authors pain of writing this story is not being compared to victims pain。 I know they've been through too much。 But I know it would wear on myself submerging myself into misery everyday。） So I wasn't sure whether I could listen to a book read like that， but the narrator took over after the preface and introduction。 I don't know what to say about this and what you can put in in a review of this？ You know money helps when comes to the law， but when it's repeated time and time again， you're like "How does this happen？！" Even though it happens daily。 It's just shocking that all these people just stood aside。 I don't understand it but I'm the same person who at 21 thought 18-20 people were too young for me now。 It's disgusting。 It's vile。 It's awful that it took too long。 And even then， did they really get "justice"？ Not really imo。 All my hearts go out to the victims， the hundreds if not thousands， because he did it for a long time and there were always groups of girls so it must be atleast 100's。 He hurt so many people and nothing can change that。 He has caused harm that can't even be quantified or ever truly known。 I can only hope that Maxwell gets her just desserts too。 I couldn't have lived with nor do them at all， the things she did。 I couldn't throw my fellow women to the wolves and threaten them。 I can't understand someone who could do that and sleep soundly at night。 Yeah。 I don't really know what to say， but it's a must read if you can handle it。 It's a rough read。 It's heartbreaking and it fuels your anger。 There is a lot of evil in this book but it covers the situation with a lot empathy （towards victims） and sticks to the facts。 Though I'm sure there are a lot of guilty people who were involved or r**ed the girls will never be found out nor be brought to justice。 。。。more
Dylan Schouppe
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A comprehensive and necessary read on one of the greatest， recent miscarriages of justice。
Thomas Riddell
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Julie K。 Brown， an investigative reporter with a Florida newspaper， had spent years investigating the inhumane conditions in Florida prisons but the shift in her reporting came after Jeffrey Epstein made news， after he had sexually abused underaged girls， who were enticed into his creepy web by promising them a life of leisure and riches by simply being his masseuse。 Brown became zeroed in on the story and tells of her struggles as a journalist where she has to compete with others who are lookin Julie K。 Brown， an investigative reporter with a Florida newspaper， had spent years investigating the inhumane conditions in Florida prisons but the shift in her reporting came after Jeffrey Epstein made news， after he had sexually abused underaged girls， who were enticed into his creepy web by promising them a life of leisure and riches by simply being his masseuse。 Brown became zeroed in on the story and tells of her struggles as a journalist where she has to compete with others who are looking for the big story。 She says， "I've always likened being an investigative reporter to being a police detective。 Part of me wanted to solve mysteries that even the real crime detectives couldn’t。" She tells of how， after her Epstein story broke， they would watch the board to see how popular a story was doing among readers。 There was a story about how someone had farted while on an elevator and of course that story gained popularity fast but Brown writes: "Before turning off my computer， I looked at my Twitter account。 I suddenly had thousands of followers。 Then the unbelievable happened。 It beat the fart story。 The room erupted in applause。 My phone started ringing， and my computer mailbox was filling up with congratulations。"The book highlights many of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual exploits and it just boggles my mind of how someone so evil was able to manipulate so many people— from Wall Street brokers to even the officials of the Florida and the United States Justice Departments。 He hobnobbed with celebrities and politicians， among them: Bill Clinton， Donald Trump， David Copperfield， Bill Gates and several others。Donald Trump: “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years。 Terrific guy，” said Donald Trump， fifteen years before he would be elected president。 “He’s a lot of fun to be with。 It is even said that he likes beautiful women almost as much as I do， and many of them are on the younger side。 No doubt about it—Jeffrey enjoys his social life。”The warped psychology of the man was mind blowing。 "Epstein had a dream of seeding the human race with his own DNA by creating a baby ranch at his New Mexico compound。" "Epstein apparently told some of the members of his scientific circle that he wanted to inseminate women with his sperm for them to give birth to his babies， and that he wanted his head and his penis frozen。"The book ends with Epstein's conspiratorial death in which the author offers her own opinion。 I enjoyed reading the book and admire the author's effort in putting forth all of her research， which must have been exhaustive to bring all together。 I would guess， for most readers， this book is a bit long winded and the word count could have been cut down a bit but honestly， Brown's focus here is on the victims and their journey to get justice and with that in mind， even the large amount of extra legalese rambling can be excused。This book will blow your mind as to how easy evil can invade our society and prosper。 It's worth the read and to know the victims Hell。 。。。more
Jenn
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Julie K。 brown’s dogged perseverance to ensure the truth was told about decades-long abuse， first by Jeffrey Epstein then by a justice system that failed the victims， is a master class in investigative journalism。
Sergio Sotolongo
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Likely the single most upsetting book I’ve ever listened to。 Also the most comprehensive compilation I’ve read of everything we know *for sure* about Epstein。
Paul A。
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For Your InformationWritten in terse unambiguous journalistic style debunking the widely held notion that the United States is operated as a Nation of Laws since it Turns out that with enough money all of the law can be trumped。
Nancy Wilson
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Read this book and Catch & Kill by Ronan Farrow
Lindsay Nixon
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4。5 stars 🌟 Everyone buy a subscription to a newspaper， even if you don’t read the paper， to support journalists like Julie K。 Brown。 This book is a powerful example of the critical importance of the press as parts of “checks and balances”。 My heart breaks for all his victims。 Also， f—ing Florida。 If Chicago was corrupt in the 1920s， Florida holds that claim from 1990-now （possibly sooner）。 The level of corruption is Horrifying！Epstein was amigos with both Trump and Clinton， UK royalty， among ot 4。5 stars 🌟 Everyone buy a subscription to a newspaper， even if you don’t read the paper， to support journalists like Julie K。 Brown。 This book is a powerful example of the critical importance of the press as parts of “checks and balances”。 My heart breaks for all his victims。 Also， f—ing Florida。 If Chicago was corrupt in the 1920s， Florida holds that claim from 1990-now （possibly sooner）。 The level of corruption is Horrifying！Epstein was amigos with both Trump and Clinton， UK royalty， among others （rumors include Bill Gates） and institutions like MIT & Harvard。 I was shocked to learn Steven Pinker was on his defense team… If nothing else， this book reiterates that silence is complicity。 。。。more
Lisbeth Bartlett
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Another well researched trip through this sordid story。 #metoo
Suzi
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If you ever wanted to be an investigative journalist you need to read this book。 It will change your mind or your life。 So much detail， so much digging， so many roadblocks， so much horror to discover。 I was trying to keep up with Julie Brown and was impressed with her research。 This is a dense， hard to read， blow by blow story of her findings。 The story of Epstein， the Palm Beach cover up， the so called suicide， and the other "players" are all detailed and interwoven。 It was a lot easier to take If you ever wanted to be an investigative journalist you need to read this book。 It will change your mind or your life。 So much detail， so much digging， so many roadblocks， so much horror to discover。 I was trying to keep up with Julie Brown and was impressed with her research。 This is a dense， hard to read， blow by blow story of her findings。 The story of Epstein， the Palm Beach cover up， the so called suicide， and the other "players" are all detailed and interwoven。 It was a lot easier to take when dished out in small doses of news stories。 Glad she survived and her family sorta thrived。 Not beach reading。 This is a book that really needed an index。 。。。more
Linda Galella
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J。 。 Brown has really taken on four stories in this book。 Besides putting brackets around the Epstein story and it’s available information， Brown puts on her investigative journalist’s hat and gives voice to the victims of Epstein’s crimes over the many years he built his sex trafficking businesses。 The stories told by these young women are heartbreaking and difficult to read。 Seeing the complicity of government officials in black & white is somehow more disgusting than hearing it on the news。An J。 。 Brown has really taken on four stories in this book。 Besides putting brackets around the Epstein story and it’s available information， Brown puts on her investigative journalist’s hat and gives voice to the victims of Epstein’s crimes over the many years he built his sex trafficking businesses。 The stories told by these young women are heartbreaking and difficult to read。 Seeing the complicity of government officials in black & white is somehow more disgusting than hearing it on the news。Another venture addressed is the death of Jeffrey Epstein - there’s an entire chapter devoted to it。 Epstein’s demise is the stuff of which legend and lore is built: vanished tapes， missing and tight lipped people with memory failure and really bad vi$ion。Brown looks at the relationships with Alex Acosta， Ken Starr， Alan Dershowitz， and other high powered wealthy people。 What she doesn’t do is provide many answers to the basic How & Why questions。 It was frustrating reading and at times it seemed like she gave up the pursuit by saying， “I don’t know。” I suppose that’s better than making something up but it lacks passion found elsewhere。Woven thru the book is Brown’s own story。 It’s honest and at times emotional， especially when she speaks about how hard it is to make time for her son and be good at her job。This book reads like True Crime and Investigative Reporting; Criminal Law as a genre is laughable。 Perversion is complete in the criminal justice system and those involved in Epstein’s case。 Brown writes well and if these are categories of interest to you， this book won’t disappoint。 The subject is difficult and parts of the text are descriptive， not gratuitous or graphic。 Still， sensitive folks should take care。It’s clear that none of Epstein’s “partners” will be held accountable。 Brown casts her hope that the new administration will do something。 I hope she’s not holding her breath📚 。。。more
Mark Mathes
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