Feed by M.T. Anderson (2012-07-17)

Great read, had to read it for an assignment. Started off a bit slow and it took some getting use to with all the commercials implemented, but once it got over the bump it was amazing. The audio version was also a plus. Helps puts everything in perspective

You could tell this book was written for teens, but i enjoyed it none the less. its a pretty good book, and makes you wonder (and hope) that our future is nothing like this! :-) Gives you a new perspective on the government....

Had to read this book for summer reading, and thought that it looked "boring". I am excited to say that this book turned out to be really interesting. Good read for teens (can relate to the book better).

M.T. Anderson somehow manages to take an elementary, baby's-first-politics level thought and grind out 300 pages of trite garbage about the subject. Truly, this book has no redeemable feature unless you happen to be in a situation in which you are in need of kindling.

The writing is obnoxious and condescending yet manages to be completely devoid of self-awareness. Anderson, in describing the writing process, claims to have read many volumes of magazines such as Seventeen, Maxim, and Self. Presumably, this was done in an effort to understand how people communicate-- a very necessary undertaking given that Anderson writes as if he has never successfully held a conversation with a real life human being for more than ten minutes, tops. The usage of slang and the dialects affected by the wide range of characters is unfunny, unbelievable, and inconsistent. His smugness drips off every word and the companioned insecurity does not read any better. Fine, Anderson, you might be smarter than some high-school aged children. Great! Why don't you realize that the shtick gets old after ten pages and that your readers can actually understand your (very basic) message without being repeatedly beaten over the head with it? It's not something you have to be a genius to understand.

Feed doesn't even manage to be good sci-fi. The worldbuilding has been done a million times-- corporations, the moon, data-mining, internal computers, yawn-- and the approximations of pop songs and "youth products" feels more like a "How do you do, fellow kids?" scenario than anything else. It is stale through and through.

I'll end this rant by saying, yes, I understand that this is supposed to be satire. That's not the problem. I am simply asking for some quality.

You could tell this book was written for teens, but i enjoyed it none the less. its a pretty good book, and makes you wonder (and hope) that our future is nothing like this! :-) Gives you a new perspective on the government....

Had to read this book for summer reading, and thought that it looked "boring". I am excited to say that this book turned out to be really interesting. Good read for teens (can relate to the book better).

M.T. Anderson somehow manages to take an elementary, baby's-first-politics level thought and grind out 300 pages of trite garbage about the subject. Truly, this book has no redeemable feature unless you happen to be in a situation in which you are in need of kindling.

The writing is obnoxious and condescending yet manages to be completely devoid of self-awareness. Anderson, in describing the writing process, claims to have read many volumes of magazines such as Seventeen, Maxim, and Self. Presumably, this was done in an effort to understand how people communicate-- a very necessary undertaking given that Anderson writes as if he has never successfully held a conversation with a real life human being for more than ten minutes, tops. The usage of slang and the dialects affected by the wide range of characters is unfunny, unbelievable, and inconsistent. His smugness drips off every word and the companioned insecurity does not read any better. Fine, Anderson, you might be smarter than some high-school aged children. Great! Why don't you realize that the shtick gets old after ten pages and that your readers can actually understand your (very basic) message without being repeatedly beaten over the head with it? It's not something you have to be a genius to understand.

Feed doesn't even manage to be good sci-fi. The worldbuilding has been done a million times-- corporations, the moon, data-mining, internal computers, yawn-- and the approximations of pop songs and "youth products" feels more like a "How do you do, fellow kids?" scenario than anything else. It is stale through and through.

I'll end this rant by saying, yes, I understand that this is supposed to be satire. That's not the problem. I am simply asking for some quality.

What a successfully disturbing piece. "Feed" really makes the reader consider deeply the future of our very technologically oriented society. It explores a world where corporations wield the power to change all humanity for the sake of profitability and everyone is overexposed to information at any give moment. Subsequently, "Feed" follows the human race's deterioration of its planet and desecration of humanity itself.

Like most dystopian novels, Feed is thematically fairly one-dimensional. However, it did have some dramatic depth that I wasn't expecting. It's a pretty quick read, but its portrayal of trending and the influence of internet "feeds" hits disturbingly close to home and left me feeling a little more wary of the way I use the technology available to me. It's a good read for a young adolescent.

One of the best dystopias written this millennium. And by best, I mean horrible but plausible.

Anderson's vision of the future focuses on the corroding of American culture through invasive consumption and dumbed-down language. Written in heavy invented slang and with a very un-Disney ending, this book is not necessarily enjoyable to read -- it's more kale smoothie than Big Mac, more than Winston Smith than Katniss Everdeen -- but it might be important to read.

I first fell in love with this smart, satirical novel in high school, and I appreciate its subtlety and challenge more with each re-reading.

This book is a must for anyone concerned about the future of culture and society. Though set in the future, it is about the present: It shows the logical outcome of consumer capitalism, the takeover of the media by advertising and so-called entertainment, and of education by technocrats.

Especially when I think how I have been having trouble putting down the electronic devices. Also, the current white house resident sounds much like the president of this country calling the prime minister of the conglomerate a shot head... not really. And to think it was written in 2000.