Reviews

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

graciecat_mom's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

Riveting. Reads like a novel about the Sacklers and Perdue Pharma and the rise of the opioid crisis with oxycontin. Highly Recommended.

vgillet's review

Go to review page

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

An absolutely devastating account of the boundless greed that led to the American opioid epidemic.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

meeenk's review against another edition

Go to review page

informative sad medium-paced

5.0

lawryn's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

This is an incredible look into the unbelievably despicable history of big pharma and the drug addiction epidemic in the US. Very detailed and well told.

mmcpherson10's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark informative

5.0

ceasarl's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

This is one of the best books I've read on a long while. So we'll written. A must read.

kshuemast's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging informative reflective

4.5

staciejoy's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

leanne29's review against another edition

Go to review page

informative medium-paced

4.5

alisonss_books's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5