Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, (Paperback)

from bibliophile26

A detailed, inside look on how a fast food restaurant is operated. Now I know that McDonalds is the devil! I think the most disturbing part of the book was the descriptions of the children suffering from exposure to e coli. Everyone needs to read this book.

from auntieknickers

I put this book on the "sustainability" shelf although it's more about UNsustainability. It's a while since I read it, but I do know that it helped me cut way down on my consumption of fast food! (Even before I saw Super Size Me!)My real concern about fast food is what it may be doing to people i...

from csweder

Something occurred to me while finishing this book. While I was reading Fast Food Nation, I was also finishing the seventh Harry Potter. Everyone who had already read HP told me how good it is, how they cried, etc. And yes, HP was endearing. But FFN was to an even greater extent I feel. While mos...

from Anne_Green

There was nothing in this book that came as a revelation, given it was written in 2004 and since then we've learned a lot about the damage inflicted on society by the fast food industry. In terms of cost to human health, nutrition, small business, animal and worker welfare, you can hardly over-es...

from the1butterfly

This is one of those books that I think everyone should read- we honestly know so little about how our food is produced, it's disturbing. This has joined "Food Inc." and "Fresh: The Movie" in my personal journey to know more about my food choices. Yes, I gave up McDonalds, and no, I don't feel an...