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Title: Modern-day muckraking
Review: As a previous reviewer noted, _Fast Food Nation_ is in many ways similar to _The Jungle_ in tone, purpose and content. Schlosser, like Sinclair, seeks to point out the seedy-underbelly of the beef industry. Schlosser does one better, though, looking at not only the economics of the business and its toll on the working class, but also explores its larger implications on the nation's health and ecology.Writing about fast food from its infancy in the 1950's to its impact on the waist-lines of today, no punches are pulled. The marketing techniques, ecological costs and daily practices in the slaughterhouse are all exposed in graphic detail. Perhaps most disturbing, however, is how very little things have changed over the last 100 years.It is a quick read, in part because it is so fascinating. Highly recommended.
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