Feed

In Short
Feed by M.T. Anderson is a dystopian novel that satirizes America's media-obsessed and corporation-driven culture. It was published in 2004 and was a National Book Award finalist. It has 199 pages.

Summary
Titus lives in a dystopian world where most people have a "feed" of constant media (radio, tv, texting, commercials) implanted in their brains. He never thinks to question his world until he meets Violet. Unlike his other friends, Violet is  home-schooled by her academic father, and she asks hard questions about the effects of their excessive consumption.

My Take
Though I wasn't very intrigued by the storyline, I can't stop thinking about the points this book is trying to make. Where is our obsession with media leading us? Should today's consumers be more mindful of where their products come from and what happens to them when they are discarded? How can corporations  and governments be held accountable by the public? Is Titus and Violet's world more possible than we might think?

*Warning: This book contains excessive language and some sensuality.

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