To me, this is about the way capitalism allows one group of people to harm another, all in pursuit of the almighty dollar and in the guise of treating a very real condition. It‘s truly complex to tease out the right and wrong here. Macy also pulls you inside actual lives of those fighting addiction, which makes it even more real.
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Lesanne Very eye opening book! 4y
Gina I just finished this. It was quite a wake up to a layer of societies addiction I had no clue about. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Lesanne @gina Yes I agree on both counts. We have been through addiction with close family and extended family. So I was familiar with a lot of this. Doesn‘t make it any less heart breaking, though. 4y
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Megabooks I liked this one, but it wasn‘t as memorable as others I‘ve read about the crisis. Perhaps because I read it on audio and found the narration to be awful. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Megabooks Which book do you think was most memorable? I have Dreamland on my shelf also. (Not that I‘d pick it up immediately ...) Unlike you, I didn‘t hate her narration. And I‘m picky. (edited) 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa The capitalism and almighty dollar verses health, seems to be something very prescient at the moment. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Definitely. I‘m sure that‘s why this book struck me that way right now. 4y
Hooked_on_books Well put. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Hooked_on_books Thanks. 4y
ravenlee This idea seems very apt at the moment, given Trump‘s financial interest in the “miracle COVID-19 cure.” 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @ravenlee Definitely. And I am one of those long-time autoimmune patients who probably won‘t be able to get more when my supply runs out. 😰🤬 4y