Anderson, M. T. (2002). Feed. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick Press.
This is 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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