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| 1. | What's Eating America |
| (Marietta, Ga United States) April 27, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| America has changed incredibly over the last century. Our recent history
has been defined by catastrophic wars and booming industry. In the last
century, America has faced the worst economic depressions in its history,... read full review |
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| 2. | If ignorance is bliss, this book isn't for you |
| (California) May 3, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book was required reading for two of my college courses and I hope
other schools require it as well. It's amazing how well researched this
book is, explaining not just the ugly side of the meatpacking and fast
food... read full review |
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| 3. | We have all contributed to this |
| (Philadelphia, PA) April 26, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Eric Schlosser has touched countless minds and hearts with his powerful
book about fast food chains and their business practices from the feedlots
to the counter. After three years of intense research, Schlosser
gathered... read full review |
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| 4. | Fast Food Nation by Schlosser |
| (Bronxville, New York USA) April 22, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| The author warns of the potential dangers in eating largequantities of
fast food preparations. He decries the numerousads that seek to
capture children as life-long clients of thejunk food diet. The author
is seeking... read full review |
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| 5. | A Wake Up Call |
| (Los Angeles, CA United States) April 18, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| It doesn't take a genius to realize on some level that fast food is not
good for you or that massproducing food in such quantities will lead to
shady practices in the food production. But just sort of knowing it in the
back... read full review |
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| 6. | More than fast food |
| (Realityville, USA) May 12, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| For some reason I was expecting this book to be about fat Americans and why
we eat so much fast food. (I guess that's what I get for not reading
reviews, eh?) It is SO much more than that. It's about the beginnings of... read full review |
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| 7. | From Dark comes Light |
| (Anchorage, AK) May 12, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| If you've read up on nutrition and health, read about the dangers of overly
processed food, and otherwise pursued healthier living, you'll love this
book.Though the information it contains is downright scary, you'll... read full review |
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| 8. | Where do I begin. |
| (Lodi, CA) June 2, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Well first of all, a while ago as a conscious decision to eat healthier, I
cut down on my fast food consumption. When I do eat at a fast food place I
opt for the healther items on the menu such as the Chicken McGrill... read full review |
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| 9. | They're not just big in Texas |
| (Austin, TX United States) May 31, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| A friend recently suggested Eric Schlosser's outstanding expose "Fast Food
Nation." I clawed through it, but had to pause here and then to gain
traction against the decades of deceit, graft, and cronyism that defined... read full review |
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| 10. | Dirtaaaaaaay! |
| (Santa Monica, CA) May 17, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| After reading "Fast Food Nation", I admit, it's getting difficult
to contemplate eating at anything with a clown taking my order. And I have
found there are other options. We really don't have to feed... read full review |
