A review by j_rowley
The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition by Upton Sinclair

2.0

Starts out strong. We follow group of immigrants into America. We watch them struggle for food, work, shelter. We see industry around the turn of the century. We see the graft and corruption, unions vs owners. We continue to follow the family, then we spend the last 50 pages or more getting a lecture on socialism. I think the author could have given us a more effective message by wrapping it into the story better. Beginning good, and gross thanks to what happens in the slaughter houses, but the book could have ended quite well after Jurgis returned to the family and got a job.