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cyireadbooks's review against another edition
4.0
An eye opener. I'll never look at a fast food restaurant the same way again.
scorpiobullet18's review against another edition
5.0
this book helped me go vegan so yeah id say I liked it
novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
3 STARS
"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." (From Amazon)
An interesting read about fast food in America - historically to present day.
"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." (From Amazon)
An interesting read about fast food in America - historically to present day.
yatosuz's review against another edition
4.0
There's a lot to digest with this book - pun intended - and most of it is very unpleasant. The main thrust of the book is that the relentless demand for a cheaper, more efficient food system combined with greed has led to a food system that devalues everything except throughput and profit. I think we all are aware of the inhumane treatment of many of the animals, but the working conditions in the slaughterhouses was new to me, and I'm appalled. Merely adds fuel to the fire that's been lit under me for several years now regarding whole foods, fresh foods, and home-cooked meals. Schlosser's conclusion is correct: dollars spent are a vote for the products we want/demand. I'll spend my dollars demanding safe food, fair pay and fair trade, humane treatment of animals and industry workers, and, as Emily noted in her review, small farms who do things the old, slow, respectful way.
borna761's review against another edition
5.0
Spoiler alert: reading this book will make you want to avoid fast food and some other types of food for quite some time, potentially forever. Eric Schlosser's book is seemingly well researched, and explains things very well in stories that are both capturing and engaging. The story unfolds together with the growth of the fast food industry, and the practices that follow with it. Unfortunately there is a lot that is being done purely for profit, without much regard for the needs of the human beings who are actually meant to eat the food.
What I particularly enjoyed was the epilogue, where Schlosser not only points out what needs to be done, but also by whom. This is not simply a critique of practices and processes in the industry, but concrete suggestions for steps that can be taken to improve the current situations. Well worth the read, even though you might want to shy away from some type of food for some time!
What I particularly enjoyed was the epilogue, where Schlosser not only points out what needs to be done, but also by whom. This is not simply a critique of practices and processes in the industry, but concrete suggestions for steps that can be taken to improve the current situations. Well worth the read, even though you might want to shy away from some type of food for some time!
bethgee's review against another edition
4.0
Well written, smart fare. Gets deep into the industry, but not so graphically that it's unsettling. Still didn't want to make me stop eating at Taco Bell.
ethib77's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this book was a very honest and fair look not only at the fast food industry but at the food industry all together. In the epilogue, Eric Schlosser points out that no one in the food, restaurant or meatpacking industries could prove his assertions false, even though they claimed them to be so. I don't recommed this book to anyone who is satisfied with the food they eat already or isn't willing to examine what is being sold as acceptable food because it was very powerful for me and had me disgusted much of the time.