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Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover Of Life Itself—and The Consequences For Your Health And Our Medical Future (2011)

by Harriet A. Washington(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0385528922 (ISBN13: 9780385528924)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Doubleday

review 1: An eye-opening look inside the medical-industrial complex that will leave you shocked, saddened and infuriated by the legislation, policies and practices that enable the pharmaceutical and biotech industries to place profit over safety and our individual and collective public health. I will never look at the FDA, university research labs, clinical trials, etc...in the same light. Next time I'm at the doctor I might just be compelled to ask what they do with the foreskins from male circumcisions.
review 2: I put this one on hold since it's a fairly cynical, if honest, look at the current state of affairs in big pharma, patents, and how this affects one's access to health care. I was reading it pre-surgery and didn't think I was doing myself any favors. I got... more about 220 pages into this 350 page book, and here are my thoughts.If you're not fascinated by the subject matter, like many works of non-fiction, you may get bored. I, however, found the depth of the information fascinating and the synthesis of the data easy to understand. This is the first book I've read by Washington and her style is a bit distracting. She uses a lot of big, fancy S.A.T. words, and uses the same ones frequently throughout the book, sometimes, in my opinion, unnecessarily. While a boon to me, as I'm studying for the GMAT, perhaps a bit overdone and somewhat distracting. Once you get used to it, though, the information she presents is not disappointing. Both fascinating and infuriating for the reader, this should be better publicized information, globally. If blissful ignorance regarding your medical care is your preference, avoid this book. less

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