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A review by alyssaisreading
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
5.0
i definitely sprinted through this book. i was captivated by the story and how the author portrayed the sackler family. it was really interesting to learn about the beginnings of the medical advertisement industry, and the ways super rich people can remain rich.
it is mind boggling to me that the sackler family never admitted any kind of guilt or wrong doing about causing the opioid crisis, and never faced any significant repercussions because of their actions. the whole book felt like it was building towards their reckoning, and it was so upsetting that it never happened.
i plan to watch all the beauty and the bloodshed now!
i think my favorite types of books are investigative journalism that are told as stories, as this book gripped me the way under the banner of heaven and into thin air did. i plan to read other books by this author, but i think i need a fun crime thriller as a break.
it is mind boggling to me that the sackler family never admitted any kind of guilt or wrong doing about causing the opioid crisis, and never faced any significant repercussions because of their actions. the whole book felt like it was building towards their reckoning, and it was so upsetting that it never happened.
i plan to watch all the beauty and the bloodshed now!
i think my favorite types of books are investigative journalism that are told as stories, as this book gripped me the way under the banner of heaven and into thin air did. i plan to read other books by this author, but i think i need a fun crime thriller as a break.