feed (Book for Teens)

Warning:  M.T. Anderson's Feed is not a pleasant book.  It's the dystopian tale of a society in which independent thought has been virtually replaced by the "feed"--a consumer-oriented transmitter implanted into the human brain.  The book's protagonist acts reprehensibly; Anderson makes an eerily frightening statement about contemporary society; and the book's sole truly sympathetic character doesn't fare well.  It's also one of the most compelling books I've read in a long time.  It's the one I remember most clearly.  The language and structure perfectly suit the theme.  Its message resonates (though it does so less and less as the economy continues its free-fall).  And Anderson's writing puts practically everyone else to shame.  He's also the author of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party and its sequel (books for teens), which have received uniformly stellar reviews.     

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