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I read this as it is part of the 1,001 books to read before you die books. Brutal. Hard to get through, but compelling as you hope for a turnaround to the devastating blows. I had been reluctant to read this as I really wasn't so interested in an exposé of the meat-packing industry in the pre-FDA era. But this book is so much more than that and really describes the social plight of immigrants through the examination of one man and his family. And it really does not seem we have leaned much and t
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I thoroughly enjoyed the first three quarters of this book but then Sinclair Lewis became Michael Moore for all intents. There was nothing subtle about the ending. The author went from telling a story to recruiting for the socialist cause. I'm uncomfortable with narratives that don't want you to draw your own conclusions. There is a name for those: propaganda.
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