In Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser looks at the American obsession with quick, cheap food. His lacerating portrayal of the McDonaldization of the food industry covers such topics as the meatpacking business, the plight of fast-food workers, the effect of fast food on the American diet, the flavoring secrets behind fast food, and the government's role in all of this. Start by asking your group when they think they'll next eat a hamburger and fries! (For a follow-up meeting, the group might want to read Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, written in 1906, and begin the discussion with a "compare and contrast" question.)
Ninety percent of all American children, and a growing number in other lands, partake of a meal at McDonald's each month. The implications for American and international eating habits, health, agriculture, land use, environment, worker safety, and other aspects of the fast food industry are carefully detailed. Suggestions for action by concerned consumers to oversee this vast industry are discussed. Reading this will make the next trip to McDonald's a more difficult choice.
--This review came from Library Journal & Library Journal; 1/15/2004, Vol. 129 Issue 1, p192-192, 1p, 2c
School Library Journal; Apr2006, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p68-68, 1/9p, 1c
This book would be of interest to anyone studying health issues as well as enviornmental affairs or social concerns.
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