A review by amibunk
The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers by Scott Carney

4.0

What an intense and, at times, gruesome read. The concept of the "red market" and the lives that it ruins feels like such an important topic, and yet it is so rarely discussed. I think because so much of the negative consequences occur outside of the United States and Western Europe that we tend not to think about the actual cost involved with organ transplants, blood centers, egg "donation", or adoption. Discovering that human cost gave me much to think about.
Additionally, I think because there is no easy, clear cut solution out of this dilemma, people would rather avoid the topic altogether.
Despite feeling uncomfortable with the subject, I am glad I read this book and encourage you to read it too. There's lots to ponder over in these pages, but take your time. To hurry through this book is to do it (and yourself) a disservice.