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Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones
3.5 Stars
I was recommended this book last summer by a coworker and when I started it, I immediately knew why he has suggested it. It immediately hooked me and intrigued me, especially growing up in, and currently living in, Columbus, Ohio.
Quinones did an excellent job of interviewing and recording the tale of how the Opiate epidemic spread across America; who was involved and how it came to be as widespread as it is. He covered many different areas of the epidemic, both in terms of medicine and geography, and a pretty good theory on how it got to be just as bad as it is.
My only complaint with the book is that, like others have said, it is extremely repetitive. This could be due to the nature of the epidemic or just the writing style, but if I had to read the words "delivered like pizza" one more time, I might have shut the book for good. I felt it could have been a solid 50 pages shorter based solely on phrases that were repeated.
Overall a good look at a topic that is finally coming to light and conversation. Even though I had my qualms with it, I would recommend it to everyone to understand this epidemic more and to have a better understanding of the addicted individual and how they came to be that way.
I was recommended this book last summer by a coworker and when I started it, I immediately knew why he has suggested it. It immediately hooked me and intrigued me, especially growing up in, and currently living in, Columbus, Ohio.
Quinones did an excellent job of interviewing and recording the tale of how the Opiate epidemic spread across America; who was involved and how it came to be as widespread as it is. He covered many different areas of the epidemic, both in terms of medicine and geography, and a pretty good theory on how it got to be just as bad as it is.
My only complaint with the book is that, like others have said, it is extremely repetitive. This could be due to the nature of the epidemic or just the writing style, but if I had to read the words "delivered like pizza" one more time, I might have shut the book for good. I felt it could have been a solid 50 pages shorter based solely on phrases that were repeated.
Overall a good look at a topic that is finally coming to light and conversation. Even though I had my qualms with it, I would recommend it to everyone to understand this epidemic more and to have a better understanding of the addicted individual and how they came to be that way.