Review of Fast Food Nation (2006) by Rob M — 22 Dec 2012

Interesting topic but a marginal adaptation of Eric Schlosser's great book.

This review of Fast Food Nation (2006) was written by Rob M on 22 Dec 2012.

Fast Food Nation has generally received mixed reviews.

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Hard hitting, but too complex to be memorable. It does make me never want to eat a fast food burger again…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 26 Sep 2016

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I thought this was supposed to be about the guy who ate nothing but hamburgers for a year. I was sadly mistaken…

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I need to re-watch this, haven't seen it in a while…

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