Anderson, M. T. (2002). Feed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/3IJbB8wQpJo
A story
of a future world where society is dominated by the feed (computers and
television) which is implanted into people's brains as babies. Everything is
different in the future they see. The planet is destroyed and to week to handle
the production of goods. Therefore, powerful corporations are obsessed to
control consumerism at any cost. The Internet has expanded and the feed is felt
at every moment. Kids are empty headed and driven by shopping, fashion and
silly entertainment. Their lives are different but for Titus everything is
normal. Titus (teen narrator) never really questions the
feed. But when Titus and his friends go to the moon on Spring Break
everything changes. It is at the moon where he meets Violet who is home
schooled and thinks for herself. During the party a hacker attacks them and
damages their feeds. Violet is not afraid and decides to fight the feed. That's
when Titus sees the world for what it really is.
A
captivating, intriguing, and well written novel about a futuristic world of
consumerism. The characters are given a unique language in which teens
can relate too. This is a story for ages 14 and over. Other books written by
this author include, Octivian Nothing, Whales on Stilts, Burger Wuss, The Game
of Sunken Places and The Suburb Beyond the Stars.
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