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by M.T. Anderson (Author)

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (Sep 23 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763617261
ISBN-13: 978-0763617264
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 522 g

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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This brilliantly ironic satire is set in a future world where television and computers are connected directly into people's brains when they are babies. The result is a chillingly recognizable consumer society where empty-headed kids are driven by fashion and shopping and the avid pursuit of silly entertainment--even on trips to Mars and the moon--and by constant customized murmurs in their brains of encouragement to buy, buy, buy.

Anderson gives us this world through the voice of a boy who, like everyone around him, is almost completely inarticulate, whose vocabulary, in a dead-on parody of the worst teenspeak, depends heavily on three words: "like," "thing," and the second most common English obscenity. He's even made this vapid kid a bit sympathetic, as a product of his society who dimly knows something is missing in his head. The details are bitterly funny--the idiotic but wildly popular sitcom called "Oh? Wow! Thing!", the girls who have to retire to the ladies room a couple of times an evening because hairstyles have changed, the hideous lesions on everyone that are not only accepted, but turned into a fashion statement. And the ultimate awfulness is that when we finally meet the boy's parents, they are just as inarticulate and empty-headed as he is, and their solution to their son's problem is to buy him an expensive car.

Although there is a danger that at first teens may see the idea of brain-computers as cool, ultimately they will recognize this as a fascinating novel that says something important about their world. (Ages 14 and older) --Patty Campbell

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Imagine a world where a computer implant sends endless banner ads streaming directly into your head along with the very latest pop songs, fashion tips, news stories, television programs of every kind and snippets of the most trivial and utterly meaningless information and chat with your friends through mind links. In this world who you are and how you live is totally determined by what you buy; you're no longer an individual, but a lifelong product point where everything that you'll ever know is completely controlled by the mega-corporations that pump out the ongoing feeds of information. This is the world that M.T. Anderson has brilliantly conjured in Feed, his breathtakingly chilling new novel for teen readers. Titus and his buddies are taking a meg break from SchoolT, visiting the moon to have a bit of fun. Titus is hoping to meet someone and he does—Violet, the most beautiful girl he has ever encountered, and, amazingly, the interest is mutual. But overall the moon sucks, especially when Titus, Violet and company have their feeds hacked into by The Coalition of Pity. For Titus, it's an annoying inconvenience—he's cut off from the feed for a few days, feels a little lost, especially since he's missing the latest episode of Oh? Wow! Thing! He's reconnected soon after, however, and life goes on as before. But the hacker has irreparably damaged Violet's receptor and her ability to receive the feed suddenly begins to break down as do her very basic motor functions. Titus finds himself paired with someone who's going to lose her life (and perhaps his) because of the feed. What makes the situation more terrifying is that he's unable to fathom how anyone can cope through life without feed? This is a brilliant 1984-like novel that will grip teen readers in its powerful and provocative indictment of rampaging consumerism.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Two-Dimensional, Unlikable Characters, Oct 17 2007

By	N. Manning (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Feed (Paperback)

I'm always intrigued by dystopian literature and the society in this novel is frighteningly possible. How easily today's online technology could turn into this society's implanted technology! However, while I found the society intriguing I wasn't terribly fond of the book. Right from the first page, I found the profanity annoying. I have a hard time reading books that swear at me, especially when it has no real value. I also didn't like any of the main characters, they felt very two-dimensional. This is also a depressing story and while I don't mind (I even often enjoy a good depressing book!), combined with unlikable characters it left me thinking ... ho-hum, whatever.

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3.0 out of 5 stars not crazy about the book, Jul 19 2004

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eh. it was alright... however the problem with this book is that the main character doesn't begin to feel real or show emotions untill the last few pages of the book. when its tough to care for a character or at least find somehting to identify with its tough to enjoy a book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All-too-accurate future distopia, Jul 12 2004

By	Jane Cronkhite "librarian extraordinaire" (Silicon Valley) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Titus and his friends are bored on their spring break, so they decide to take a trip to the moon. Through their feed, which is basically a hyped-up Schwarzenegger version of the internet that is lodged in their nervous system, they hear about a cool club. They go to the club and meet people with the best clothes, the best hair, and the dj's playing the best songs, all thanks to the feed, which unfailingly supplies all the latest trends and can even make recommendations for Titus based on his past purchases (much like amazon!).

But at the club, something goes very wrong. A hacker working for the Coalition of Pity scams his way into Titus' and his friend's feed, knocking them unconscious. They have to be hospitalized and patched up, and off of the feed for days. Titus recovers, but his girlfriend Violet's feed has been so damaged, it could be fatal.

M.T. Anderson has written a gripping tale of what life in the not-too-distant future could be like, if America and the west doesn't curb it's appetite for more and more. He writes what it could become like for a young person like Titus to grow up without actually thinking and feeling, but being "fed" by corporations everything he *thinks* he needs. This is one of the smartest and most important books I've read this year. If you ever worry about the repurcussions of consumer society, you should check out this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Read the Book!!!
I have read many books over my 17 years of life and I would have to say that Feed by M.T. Anderson is one that I would recommend to everyone. Read more

Published on Jul 4 2004 by cccwd

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
This was a very interesting book. When I first opened it up I was upset with the asinine colloquial that was presented to me. Read more

Published on Jul 2 2004 by Colin Doody

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I absolutely loved this book. In the beginning, I thought it to be a bit boring, but as I read through it, it became better and better. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling
This is where consumerism gets you. This book makes you want to bolt out of the mall and run for your life. But if you try to fight it - it'll kill you. Read more

Published on May 24 2004 by Colleen