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A review by bethreadsandnaps
The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan
2.0
This book was advertised as Nickel and Dimed about food. I loved Nickel and Dimed because it was an interesting look at how hard it is in America to get by with a minimum wage job.
This book was like Nickel and Dimed but working in food. The author trudges in farmwork, Walmart and Applebee's--all in minimum wage (or lower) jobs.
The writing seemed scattered. There were actually several different aspects that the author would try to incorporate in each section. For instance, she would talk about the lives of her co-workers, her living situation, the work itself, the corporations that mistreated her as an employee, and the poor food quality. So inevitably the book would seemed scattered.
I'm also not sure what the reader is supposed to take away. Don't shop at Walmart. Got it. Don't eat at Applebee's. Got it. But don't eat food from farms because the workers are mistreated and there are pesticides? I'm not sure it's realistic that we all have organic garden in our yards. So what's the reader to do?
Interesting book but not very cohesive.
This book was like Nickel and Dimed but working in food. The author trudges in farmwork, Walmart and Applebee's--all in minimum wage (or lower) jobs.
The writing seemed scattered. There were actually several different aspects that the author would try to incorporate in each section. For instance, she would talk about the lives of her co-workers, her living situation, the work itself, the corporations that mistreated her as an employee, and the poor food quality. So inevitably the book would seemed scattered.
I'm also not sure what the reader is supposed to take away. Don't shop at Walmart. Got it. Don't eat at Applebee's. Got it. But don't eat food from farms because the workers are mistreated and there are pesticides? I'm not sure it's realistic that we all have organic garden in our yards. So what's the reader to do?
Interesting book but not very cohesive.