Feed by M.T. Anderson

Feed by M.T. Anderson
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Copyright: 2002

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Titus lives in the near future of what America looks like during this time. In this time of the future, society is controlled by corporations. The internet is big but especially in the minds of all who can never escape the "messages" in their heads.
Titus makes a trip to the moon in the beginning of this novel where he tries to see what college life would look like in the future. Titus then meets one of the prettiest girls he has ever seen named Violet. After going to a party, an old hacker appears and the police have to come and turn off "the teens" so he doesn't win. During this time, the hacker is being beaten up. In all of this, the corporation that control their minds(internet induced information processing) is always looking to create chaos and bad things for the young teens. If something happens to the feed, then it also happens to the user's brain.
While the teens have been turned off from the feed, they have to go on with life as "normal" human beings. Titus and Violet fall in love but Violet becomes very sick. Titus can not handle Violet being sick so he breaks up with her. Hr continues on as being a normal teen until Violet becomes very sick. Violet becomes brain dead. He goes to visit her and reads her stories about their love. and facts of their short time together. While he talks to her, he is able to resist the feed and controls his thoughts as normal. He is able to resist the feed and controls his thoughts again.
This love story ends sadly and creates a sad story at the end.

This story is not typically one I would pick up first. When thinking about creating this story, the world of electronics and the internet were on the mind of the new age creations. It is hard for me to understand at times the world and the futuristic world around us.

Students who love futuristic and internet type games would love this book.

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