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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 354
Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened
the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and
propelled American cultural imperialism abroad.
That's a lengthy list of
charges, but here Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of
first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning. Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from California's
subdivisions where the business was born to the industrial corridor along
the New Jersey Turnpike where many fast food's flavors are concocted.
Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths --
from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic
changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and
even real estate.
He also uncovers the fast food chains' disturbing
efforts to reel in the youngest, most susceptible consumers even while
they hone their institutionalized exploitation of teenagers and
minorities.
Editorials
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
![]() | | | From Publishers Weekly | | In this fascinating sociocultural report, Schlosser digs into the deeper
meaning of Burger King, Auggie's, The Chicken Shack, Jack-in-the-Box,
Little Caesar's and myriad other examples of fast food in America.
Frequently... read full editorial |
![]() | | | From Library Journal | | What McDonaldization has done to our health, economy, and culture; from a
National Magazine Award winner. Copyright 2000 Reed Business
Information, Inc.--This text refers to the
Hardcover edition. |
![]() | | | From Booklist | | Everyone frets about the nutritional implications of excessive dining at
America's fast-food emporia, but few grasp the significance of how
fast-food restaurants have fundamentally changed the way Americans eat.
Schlosser... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
![]() | | | Fast food Disgusting | | (Los Angeles, California United States) March 24, 2004 - 4.0/5 stars | | This book really opened my eyes to the world of fast food. frankly, at
this point, i am seriously considering becoming a vegetarian. I would not
suggest reading this book if you like eating your Big Macs, but if you
really... read full review |
![]() | | | Fast Food Nation = War on Drugs | | (Perrysburg, Ohio) December 15, 2004 - 3.0/5 stars | | While this book is very interesting, I agree with others that it is not
particularly balanced. I could easily spin fast food restaurants as "being
brave enough to provide job opportunities for the poor..". But my real
issue... read full review |
![]() | | | good writing, bad ideology | | (New York, NY United States) June 9, 2004 - 3.0/5 stars | | I hate fast food. I look with pity and derision on those that consume it
daily and those who find it to be their misfortune to work in such
environments. But I am not a liberal. I do not buy into the idea that
people... read full review |
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