Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

14 reviews

team_oxford_comma's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic

blondeg1rl_'s review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

3.0

This was very clearly well researched and the author did well laying out the time line of the family but it was quite long. Sometimes it felt like the point of the book (opioid addiction because of the drug created) got a little lost but it was very informative & wild.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicide

aniajo's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Racism and Medical content

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicide, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Racism

medical racism

annikathereader's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Grief, and Medical trauma

kmmorgan618's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Pandemic/Epidemic

abigail_lo's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

the only reason it took me so long to read this book is how goddamn infuriating it is. multiple times, i had to close the book before i became overpowered by sheer rage at the fucking nerve of the sacklers + everyone else they bought off. in terms of my takeaways: immense wealth and nepotism will be the literal death of our society. when corporations are allowed to buy their way through all the regulations in place in what amounts to a caricature of free-market capitalism, real people will always suffer. like he says in the afterword: while pain management is a very complex question and opioids are helpful to many people, my heart aches for those who lost their lives due to big pharma's (and specifically purdue's) lust for money. fuck capitalism -- eat the rich <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

linneak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

mariawie's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

Minor: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

eelizard's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic