Reviews

Imperium der Schmerzen: Wie eine Familiendynastie die weltweite Opioidkrise auslöste by Patrick Radden Keefe

mediumwellread's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

cess_lavie's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

eyyal3x's review against another edition

4.0

4.25 stars
I will now start handing out copies of this book to everyone who refuses to see how horrible the pharma industry is.
I recommend this to everyone who wants to see why we need to abolish rich people and all their businesses.

m_berthelsen's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

5.0

jazztea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

dmaurath's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent history of the Sacklers and their role in originating the opioid crisis. But split into two books and that ultimately hurt the narrative. The second book is the one you expect; it tells the story of the Sackler's significant contribution to the opioid crisis. While the first book dwells too long on an ultimately unadmirable Arthur Sackler and his obsession with art collecting. I'd have preferred the author to have instead spent some time on the things he admitted avoiding, such as an overview of the opioid crisis and all major players. This important context was largely missing.

skampa's review against another edition

4.5

Patrick Radden Keefe continues to be one of my favorite investigative journalists. This book is framed so well; I tore through it in three days.

pumpkinsoup1162's review against another edition

5.0

Shining example of capitalism and greed ruining not only a family but also thousands of lives. The Sacklers are blinded by their desires for money and lifting up the family name through philanthropy.
The author’s story in writing the book, his experience of being bullied and intimidated by Sackler lawyers, and his humility to recognize that more will be written by others, makes even the postscript worth reading.

endless_tbr_list's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

lauraburns's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0