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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
89 reviews
nadia's review against another edition
4.5
What I love about Radden Keefe's books is how they read like fiction at times but are packed with so much detail. You can see that he cuts no corners with his research.
I knew nothing about the Sacklers going into this, which added to the intrigue. However, I do think the fact that I could only pick up the book in small bursts, and often when I was feeling tired, impacted my enjoyment. I found it harder to stay focused.
A fantastic book to read if you want to know more about the opioid crisis or the Sackler family, or if you're into narrative nonfiction books that feature multiple generations of one family or themes of corporate fraud/corruption or medicine/pharmaceuticals.
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Suicide
rosa_inverno's review against another edition
4.75
Would you like to stare at a page in utter disbelief at the callousness of your fellow human beings toward other fellow human beings?
Would you like to be so angered so much by something you read that you slam a book shut and have to walk away for awhile before you finish reading?
Would you like to feel sympathy and then a hundred pages later feel so guilty for feeling that sympathy that you are forced to confront the complexities of reality and the true nature of good and evil?
Well then do I have a book for you!
I truly believe this to be a must read when it comes to understanding the last quarter century, the story of which is heavily entwined with the opioid crisis. That said, it is not a easy read. That is not because of Keefe's writing, which is thoughtful and engaging, but because the subject at hand is a gut punch.
Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide
dancingdugongs's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use
Minor: Antisemitism and Suicide
hilaryreadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death
Moderate: Suicide and Self harm
mc235's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Antisemitism
kdsmoove's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicide
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Suicide
____emily____'s review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Antisemitism, Classism, Grief, and Death
Minor: Suicide and Mental illness
samarakroeger's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Drug abuse
aegagrus's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail