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Fast Food Nation
 

Fast Food Nation

by Eric Schlosser

On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America's diet, landscape, economy, and... (read more)

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Kibbles
  • Rated 4 stars

“I found Schlosser's book to be disturbing and profound, especially if the allegations from Schlosser's investigation are true. His focus is definitely the fast food industry, but he also has made comments about other types of food, including organic food, that has me questioning what the heck is really in our food. Yes, I do feel a bit paranoid about eating any sort of processed food regardless of where it's purchased, whether it comes in a can, box, frozen, organic, etc, and I have changed...”

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  • Rated 4.066667 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

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  • brett b

    brett b said:

    “A brief yet disturbing look at what's behind the fast food counter!”

    posted Tuesday, June 10 2008
  • ladybelle

    ladybelle said:

    “The book is definitely eye-opening. I found myself thinking "wow, really?" on almost every page. I am worried, however, that the author is presenting a biased account...and that there really isn't anyone or anything presenting an alternative argument. If he juxtaposed the negative with the industries reasoning, it may be a more credible work. I kind of get the feeling "DISNEY IS EVIL!" and "MCY D'S JUST WANTS YOUR MONEY!" Which may be true...but there has to be some genuine concern about the consumer, somewhere.”

    posted Monday, June 2 2008
  • Ray M

    ray m said:

    “What do you get when you cross big business with our food supply? You're eating habits will never be the same.”

    posted Friday, February 8 2008
  • yunir

    yunir said:

    “I almost picked up this book. But I've already heard about the author's arguments from other readings and hence, I have not yet read it.

    I wonder if I should.”

    posted Saturday, November 17 2007
  • FatherOfHollywood

    fatherofhollywood said:

    “This book is easy to read, and I highly recommend it to all people who eat out (anywhere, not just at "fast food" places). It was eye-opening for me, and I'm a lot pickier eater (for the better) now when I go out to restaurants.”

    posted Wednesday, October 31 2007 ( | view 2 replies )
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