Chew on This

by Eric Schlosser

Rating: ***** ( 5 stars)
Age group: 9+
Type: non-fiction

This book describes the disgusting reality behind fast food--from the customer service and the employee treatment to the slaughterhouses and preparation of the food. The author follows the food fresh from birth to dead, on your plate. There are many pictures throughout, which add to the paragraphs and stop it from being a massive wall of text. However this book isn't for the faint of stomach. Describing things such as gory employee injuries--one unfortunate worker was turned into lard when he fell in a vat--and what really goes into your hamburgers--hint: it has something to do with body waste--don't read this volume if you favor your chicken nuggets!
I especially liked this book because it was very informative and interesting. It was nice to finally know the truth about fast food. It was also interesting to find out how people create television ads, because they do that very strategically. My favorite part was probably the employee injuries because they really are gory. It shows how much these places cover up.