Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

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

33 reviews

linneak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

dizzymisslizzy's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Antisemitism

abby_can_read's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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This was an intense read. It was horrifying, riveting and sickening. This was amazing reporting and storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide and Death

Minor: Antisemitism

lumbra's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Medical content, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Drug use, Ableism, Mental illness, Addiction, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Cancer, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Pandemic/Epidemic

luckyone's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Bullying, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide, Chronic illness, Stalking, Ableism, and Antisemitism

sydapel's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

4.5

Easily my favorite of Radden Keefe's books so far, and an incredibly thoughtful and in depth story about the now infamous Sackler family. there's so much in here about how this family has been taking advantage of the system since Day 1, how their philanthropy has always been an offshoot of their need to elevate their name and their refusal to halt the train of profit lead to a chilling downfall. I wish the book had going into a bit more detail about how capitalist systems allow and even actively encourage this type of greed, but the author does admit he was more focused on the members of this elusive family. Highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, and Death

readandfindout's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

4.5

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism

cathuluu's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Antisemitism and Suicide

nassuada's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Forced institutionalization