Eric Schlosser - Fast Food Nation Tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-american Meal

Eric Schlosser - Fast Food Nation Tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-american Meal

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Fries with that? I don't think so!

bysulkn Apr 26, 2001
100 Helpfuls 101 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros A fascinating read that reveals the true evils of the fast food industry
Cons Unfortunately the food still tastes good -- I can't stop eating it!
Recommended it? Yes

WHAT'S WRONG WITH FAST FOOD?

This book is about far more than most people assume. The hardcover's subtitle, "The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" instantly conjures up images of worms in beef patties and teenage kitchen staff spitting in milkshakes. Yes, greasy food is bad for you... Read full review »

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"WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR E-COLI FOR HERE OR TO GO?"

bygerper May 2, 2001
107 Helpfuls 108 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Very informative book, interesting read. Thought provoking (and how!).
Cons Nothing. Every consumer owes it to themselves to read this book.
Recommended it? Yes

As a person who has recently decided to change their eating and lifestyle habits to lose some weight (20 pounds lost since mid February, giddy), one of the first things that I cut out of my diet was fast food. I can honestly say that I haven?t had a burger or fries in months, and after reading Fast... Read full review »

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Thinking Of Giving Up Fast Food?

byDarkmistress Jun 14, 2001
57 Helpfuls 58 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Accurate research
Cons Sensational
Recommended it? Yes

I took about 2 months to read Fast Food Nation. The information in it is very disturbing and needs time to settle. I'm positive the author wanted it that way.

Fast Food Nation begins by discussing the origins of fast food. The McDonald brothers and their Speedee Service idea, Ray Croc... Read full review »

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Super Size it, Please!

byBryan_Carey May 16, 2001
126 Helpfuls 127 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Good Research
Cons Too condemning of the fast food business; Resorts too often to government solutions
Recommended it? No

What do you think of the fast- food industry?

Do you like the convenience that fast- food restaurants provide? Do you feel that fast- food gives you a good value for your money? Do you admire the competitive spirit of fast- food? Or, do you think these establishments are unfit for both... Read full review »

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Are You a Vegetarian Yet? Fast Food Nation

byremnjava Nov 15, 2002
54 Helpfuls 55 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros In-depth investigation of the fast food industry
Cons Can be very graphic, but is that bad?
Recommended it? Yes

Coming back from Spokane, Washington this summer, I needed a book to read on the plane. The magazines seemed a waste of $4 and would provide little long-term reading material for the money. This is the book the flight attendant noticed and wanted to look at when I was seated on the plane.

... Read full review »

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Why you should think twice before eating fast food!

bybiscuitfarmer Jan 15, 2005
36 Helpfuls 37 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros extremely informative, well written, and very well covered topic.
Cons Will make you think twice about eating anything fast food.
Recommended it? Yes

Sometimes I think that I should never have read this book, as there is a lot of bliss in simple ignorance. If I would never have known the facts about the fast food industry, I never would have cared about it. However, the facts that are presented in this book, will make any consumer think twice... Read full review »

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McGarbage, McSweatShop and McGross: Why do we eat this stuff up?

byjasonkirk Jun 29, 2002
33 Helpfuls 34 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Well written expose on the fast food industry
Cons Only scratches teh surface of how reader can change things
Recommended it? Yes

Eric Schlosser follows in the well studied and oft quoted footsteps of Upton Sinclair and his groundbreaking exposure of the horrors of the meat packing industry in The Jungle nearly 100 years ago. He deconstructs the fast food industry and culture while unabashedly attributing many modern day... Read full review »

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A few Good Takes On The Fast Food Industry

bycharles Feb 26, 2001
31 Helpfuls 32 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Deep and detailed info on the impact of fast food on us
Cons N/A
Recommended it? Yes

You are not the only one who has read some of Eric Schlosser's articles in Atlantic Monthly and other magazines. I read his article on fast food in Rolling Stone a few months ago. It was a long article, the kind of work that the author usually puts out. It now makes sense that Schlosser develops... Read full review »

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A modern treatise on why to become a vegetarian

bysgersh Sep 2, 2001
26 Helpfuls 27 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Schlosser follows in Upton Sinclair's footsteps with this modern update to "The...
Cons succeeds most with anecdotes, though the statistics he quotes are powerful
Recommended it? Yes

Fast food nation is not a book about the fast food industry. It's not even a book about food. It's rather a mirror of American society and how the industrial revolution has naturally progressed and evolved to encompass all aspects of our politics, industry, habits and desires.

Early on in... Read full review »

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Fast Food Communism

bymetalking Dec 15, 2004
23 Helpfuls 24 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Well-researched facts
Cons Everything else
Recommended it? No

(Note to WSU administrators: this review has been submitted online after I handed this in my History class, so let's not jump on any plagarism charges.)

The United States is in trouble. In the past 20 years, the amount of overweight people has skyrocketed. Our nation's cities, towns, and... Read full review »

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