Forget the
shock on our middle-class sentimentalities due to the fact that
working hard doesn't equal success in America(as we have been made to believe) for a second and look at the book from a writer's stance. She is really a smart and funny writer. There aren't many books written the way she writes. I was impressed the entire time I was reading it. To be able to use humor to shine light on social problems is a gift.
By searching the internet, I found this link that is relative to the
Wal-Mart subject matter. It shows the problems they are having, such as being
kicked off the Fortune's list of Top 100 Companies to Work For.
http://www.walmartyrs.org/
And if you want to read some of
her interviews, here is a very good link for many many interviews. You may even change your mind about her character... I don't agree with her religious beliefs but as far as being a good person and trying to make a difference, she is...
http://www.ips-dc.org/nickelanddimed/links.htm