Complicit by Winnie M Li is the first book to explore the #MeToo movement in Hollywood from someone behind the camera... It's a striking look at power dynamics within the film industry from the perspective of producers. It asks the important question of what would you ignore to get ahead? Would you stay silent to protect your career and your dreams? Author Winnie M Li is herself a former film producer and the survivor of a sexual assault. She's an empowering example, really, of a woman who refused to stay silent and wants to encourage other women to do the same, to destabilise the power structures in place that fail to protect women.
Mariella Frostrup, Times Radio
The all-consuming movie-making world and a powerful, predatory boss are described with such convincing, compelling clarity.
The Times
Sarah's harrowing story reveals how easy it is for someone to compromise their principles in the pursuit of success... A timely & important read.
The Daily Mail
A must-read for anyone who's ever wondered what really goes on behind Hollywood's PR-approved glamour... A timely reminder that we should never lose sight of the #MeToo movement.
Stylist
This left an impact long after reading... You'll have definite feelings about it when you finish it. I inhaled it.
The Belfast Telegraph
A sharp and timely look into the dark heart of Hollywood... [A] rollercoaster read.
Elle
Both a #MeToo thriller and a complex literary achievement that sheds an important light on Hollywood's darkest secrets and brings an essential and underrepresented perspective - that of an Asian-American film producer - to the fore.
CrimeReads
Li skillfully depicts the ways in which powerful people exploit and abuse those trying to get a foothold in the film industry... Intriguing.
Publishers Weekly
Like the best filmmakers, Li draws you to the edge of your seat and keeps you there.... I found painful reminders that it takes a village to prop up a person who abuses power. Fair warning: Li doesn't sugarcoat her subject, nor should she.
The New York Times
Winnie M Li takes tricky subject matter and mines it for potent, transfixing drama.
The A.V. Club
A tense, slow-burn thriller about Hollywood, ambition, and power
Grazia Daily
Totally compulsive. Truly gripping and unexpected ... an incredible and timely story.
Kirsty Capes
A fearless and brilliant novel about power, ambition and abuse in the film industry and what it means to be a survivor.
Anna Mazzola
