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A review by chloe2709
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
A stunning account of capitalist greed pushed to the extreme. I couldn’t hold back a sob at the description of the families who, still awaiting a true day of reckoning for the loss of their loved ones to the opioid crisis, and looking for any way their voices could be heard, tried to speak at the bankruptcy hearing in memory of their family members.
The juxtaposition between their sincerity and sorrow, and the response of the judge who represents a world where money can buy you anything, even justice, was insanely powerful.
The juxtaposition between their sincerity and sorrow, and the response of the judge who represents a world where money can buy you anything, even justice, was insanely powerful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma