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A review by bluedijon
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Patrick Radden Keefe has ruined podcasts for me. I listened to this book as an audiobook, and it's set such a high standard for investigative journalism and thorough, empathetic prose that I just can't listen to anything with less attention to detail, and the humanity of the subjects of the story. This is a horrific story, don't get me wrong - it's hundreds of pages studying a family engaging in willful ignorance at best, and exploitation of human lives in exchange for profit at its worst. It's a masterful work that everyone should read (or listen to :) ).
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use