He presents incredibly resonant images and statistics and observations the reader is unlikely to forget." -San Jose Mercury News ".Schlosser has done huge amounts of intense, on-the-scene reporting, and he backs up his concerns very convincingly. ".reminiscent of Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle'." Boston Globe "Schlosser establishes a seminal argument for the true wrongs at the core of modern America." Publishers Weekly, Starred The prose moves gracefully between vignette and exposition, assembling great quantities of data in small areas without bursting at the seams." Newsday And the fit between the author's reporting and his narrative style is just about perfect. "'Fast Food Nation' is investigative journalism of a very high order.
Schlosser offers up visionary glints.For pure, old-fashioned, Upton Sinclair-style muckraking, the chapters on the meatpacking industry are masterful." Observer ".everywhere in his thorough, gimlet-eyed, superbly told story, Mr. His eye is sharp, his profiles perceptive, his prose thoughtful but spare this is John McPhee behind the counter." The Washington Post "Schlosser is part essayist, part investigative journalist. "An exemplary blend of polemic and journalism.A tale full of sound, fury, and popping grease." -starred review Kirkus Reviews
"Eric Schlosser's 'Fast Food Nation' is a good old-fashioned muckraking expose in the tradition of 'The American Way of Death' that's as disturbing as it is irresistible.Exhaustively researched, frighteningly convincing.channeling the spirits of Upton Sinclair and Rachel Carson.Schlosser's research is impressive-statistics, reportage, first-person accounts and interviews, mixing the personal with the global." The San Francisco Chronicle Rob Walker, NYTBR 1/21/01 The New York Times ".Schlosser is a serious and diligent reporter." " is a fine piece of muckraking, alarming without beling alarmist." This book has changed the way millions of people think about what they eat and helped to launch today’s food movement. Eric Schlosser inspires readers to look beneath the surface of our food system, consider its impact on society and, most of all, think for themselves. This fascinating study reveals how the fast food industry has altered the landscape of America, widened the gap between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and transformed food production throughout the world. The jaw-dropping exposé on how America's fast food industry has shaped the landscape of America. Harry Chapin Media Award A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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