Fast Food Nation

FEBRUARY 13, 2003

Forgive me, for I finished this months ago. Moving on. This book is incredibly thorough. When I first picked it up, I assumed it would mostly be about how the food is processed and how America is fat, which would have made a great book. In fact, if you just kept the chapters on this issue then you would still have a damn fine book, but Eric Schlosser also discussed the effect on bigger business, the effect on rural and corporate farmers, the effect on our culture and everything in between. Now all of this could be incredibly boring, but Schlosser is a very talented writer and knows how to keep you glued to the page.

I am very glad I read this book. When I first finished it, I thought I would stop going to fast food joints for good. Wrong. I couldn't stop. They are everywhere, they are cheap and you know what you're getting into. It's just too easy. Above all else, this proves Schlosser's point; fast food is a part of our culture and there's no escaping it. This can change, but like all serious change, it will take chocolate. I mean time.

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