Favorite Author

Over the summer, before I read Fast Food Nation, I was very cynical about its topic. I know about organic foods, and I've heard about how disgusting fast food really is, but it never affected me. Despite how indifferent I was, Eric Schlosser somehow persuaded me to be interested in where my food comes from. He used interesting stories about the history to get me emotionally committed to the book, then he hit the audience with shocking statistics. Due to his in depth investigative journalism, when people talk about how good certain fast food restaurants taste, I question how that food was obtained and what is actually in it. I especially enjoy his style that tends to move from broad ideas, down to specific examples that continue to reinforce the ideas that he is trying to convey. Because he was able to transform a person who didn't believe the issue, into someone who tries to eat more healthfully and less fast food, I regard Schlosser of Fast Food Nation as one of my favorite non fiction authors.