Very grateful to have been encouraged to read this book
I was at a school-related conference (I work for a school district) and one part of it was led by a dietician. Her part lasted less than 30 minutes but during her discussion, she told the group to read Fast Food Nation if we wanted the real picture of how bad fast food is for children and the general public. She had shared some information that was very disturbing to me during her discussion so I was very curious about the book and went and bought it. The book is so thorough and clear (and disturbing) that I could not stop reading it. Every chapter contains information that I see as literally life-saving information. From reading it, I have realized that I personally have put way too much faith in the restaurants where I eat and also feel very naive ... Read More
A Fine Social Thriller.
Fast Food Nation is a fine "Social Thriller" bringing you to the edge of your seat right from beginning till the end.
If "Erin Brockowich" is for P&G, then "Fast Food Nation" is for MacDonald's.Author has not spared a single stone unturned to make Fast Food Nation an "encyclopedia" of fast food "facts"( read evils)
Going right into the production of raw materials,beef, french fries, potato farms, cattle feeds, workers apathy, production plants overseas, rules,legalities, food poisoning etc, Author has managed to bring the complete loop or lifecycle into this 300 pages "encyclopedia".Author has to commended for the way he has presented the topic to be an interesting reading and not a dull thesis.
Disappointing
I'm a vegetarian who doesn't eat at fast-food restaurants. I thought Fast Food Nation was going to be an interesting expose of the fast-food industry. Instead, it was a series of meandering stories that weren't all that compelling. I got about halfway through the book and realized there was really no point in finishing it.
I noticed that whenever someone was portayed negatively, the word "Republican" invariably cropped up. When one meatpacking company owner became less sympathetic to workers, Schlosser goes out of his way to let the reader know that he went from being a liberal Democrat to a conservative Republican.
It's this kind of political posturing (Schlosser is obviously a liberal Democrat who can't keep his disdain for ... Read More
The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes!
Fast Food Nation is truly interesting in that it explains a process that many consumers thought that they were already familiar with.
Fast Food Nation will explain why:
1) it always seems the person at the register is being "trained".
2) children flock to most fast food joints.
3) the fast food industry exploded with growth in the last 30 years.
4) This country needs an alternative to our current and growing feeding trends!
By the Author of Outstanding You
Outstanding You: Discover, Design and Achieve Ultimate Fitness
Fast Food Nation should be required reading at all American schools. The purpose behind Fast Food Nation is not to convert people to vegetarian/vegan diets, but instead to educate them about the disastrous state our food supply is in. Though I use Fast Food Nation for information to support my vegan/vegetarian diet, I found it incredibly detailed and thought provoking. Highly recommended for anyone seeking more information on where their food comes from.
