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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
98 reviews
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: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Suicide and Antisemitism
hilaryreadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide
mc235's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Antisemitism
kdsmoove's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Suicide attempt
____emily____'s review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Death, Antisemitism, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Mental illness and Suicide
samarakroeger's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting
aegagrus's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Medical content
Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail
megang519's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer and Chronic illness
Minor: Suicide, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis