Empire of Pain
The Sackler family built one of the great American philanthropic dynasties -- using money made by marketing OxyContin to a crisis they helped create.
Mood Thought-Provoking
Pacing Balanced
Complexity Moderately Complex
The Sackler family built one of the great American philanthropic dynasties -- using money made by marketing OxyContin to a crisis they helped create.
About This Book
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want their assumptions challenged: books that raise questions without easy answers. The writing rewards attention without being demanding, a good balance of depth and readability. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. If you want clear answers and a satisfying resolution, look elsewhere.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something challenging and thought-provoking, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.
What It Explores
Empire of Pain explores power and ambition and what they cost the people who pursue them, power structures and how they shape individual lives, and family in all its complexity — inherited and chosen.
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