![]() Amusingly, her father is a professor of dead languages, like Fortran and Basic. She didn't get a feed until she was 7 and mistrusts the marketing. Then one night Titus meets Violet, a girl a little off the grid. Anderson has created a not-so-brave new world - and a smart, savage satire that has captivated listeners with its view of an imagined future that veers unnervingly close to the here and now. The feed markets products to them constantly and also allows them to have private chats with anyone else any time. And it was before Titus met Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl who has decided to fight the feed and its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires.įollowing in the footsteps of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., M. Feed is a book about a dystopian society influenced by a device, called feed, implanted in the brains of the citizens. ![]() But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days. FROM AMAZON: "This satire offers a thought-provoking and scathing indictment that may prod readers to examine the more sinister possibilities of corporate - and media-dominated culture." (Publishers Weekly (starred review)įor Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. ![]()
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