I give Mr. Critser credit for his writing ability as well as his ability to make and sustain an argument. The book flows like crazy. But that's also where the book breaks down for me. It is a long argument, rather than a painstaking work of investigation. I kept thinking that the author went into this with an axe to grind or some other kind of vendetta, and this book was the result. I also felt at times that he was trying to sensationalize his points, i.e. draw a more inflammatory conclusion than was warranted from the evidence he had at his disposal.Some people may consider it worth reading simply because it's so well written; this will be especially true for the growing numbers of Americans who share Mr. Critser's cynical perspectives on the drug industry. No doubt they'll root him along as he moves from chapter to chapter. For me, I can't justify more than the two stars I've given it.