Asta KristjansdottirKristjansdottiritibarenRIO ARRIBA, Riosucio, Caldas, ColombiaitibarenRIO ARRIBA, Riosucio, Caldas, Colombia

If we are, indeed, what we eat, then Americans are in trouble. Schlosser does a great job of tracing the story of how what we put into our stomachs has farther-reaching consequences than most of us realize.

I found the back story on Oscar's mom much more compelling and interesting than anything that happened to the protagonist. Also, I don't know enough Spanish slang to read the story easily.