Feed

By: M.T. Anderson

Narrated by: David Aaron Baker

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

"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)

For 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. 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. 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.

Following in the footsteps of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., M. T. 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.

©2002 M.T. Anderson (P)2003 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, An Imprint Of Random House Audio Publishing Group

Critic reviews

"A gripping, intriguing and unique cautionary novel." (School Library Journal)

"This brilliant production for older teen listeners enhances Anderson's portrait of a world gone sour, in which even the adults have forgotten how to use language, and everything is dying, including the kids." (AudioFile)

"Anderson deftly combines elements of today's teen scene...with imaginative and disturbing fantasy twists...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)

Awesome Novel!!!

I really enjoyed this book. It took a few to catch onto the wording but what an awesome concept. It jerks you around by your heart in a few places. what a great ride. I will have to "go" again.

Best novel I’ve read in many years

Laugh out loud funny, heartbreaking, tearjerking, incisive, insightful, horrifying, and a massive wake up call about a present moment in time. Read
this book. Now.

Two Thumbs Up

This story was well read and narrated. I also enjoyed listening to the Feed embedded in the story. I am looking forward to seeing this story on film in theater in the future.

This book is not for teenagers

I purchased the book based upon my child high school recommendation. When my child read the book some of foul language I believe is not suitable young. If I had known I wouldn't not have purchased the book or audio. My child really could not enjoy reading the book recommended by his high school.

Simple

It's a very simple story and I liked it it was a nice story relaxing for the summer time

An absolute masterpiece of imagery and emotions.

First of all I would say if someone's planning to read this book and is not the reading type... GET THE AUDIO BOOK its worth it. The experience is beyond worth it. The story has innumerable audio references through out and the audio book was able to provide the most thrilling and lively experience of the story.
Great writing by Mr Anderson

Our world our children

I use this audible in conjunction with the book for my ninth graders.

This book fits well with our school’s environmental focus and paints a picture of our world and us if we don’t make changes.

The future is now

If you don't read this book, consider yourself already fed to the system. This is the definitive dystopian novel of this generation.

May it not be so

A thought provoking story of which the main plot device, the implanted Feed, we all know to be an already existing reality in our daily lives. Maybe they're not implanted yet -though just last month Musk & Zuck announced plans to create similar devices as a way of increasing humanity's chance of evolutionary survivall -joining the AI we are creating vs. our becoming absolute. However, i see these devices as likely becoming a reality much earlier than the era this story takes place in.

Minor spoilers:
I liked the first 1/2 more than the second, and I'm not sure if that's because it got so serious (dealing with important issues of social, economic & environmental injustice, self-centeredness vs growing in compassion, mortality, etc.) or because it took itself too seriously without giving me more breaks and glimpses into the future world the story takes place in. Or maybe its just that it made me more aware of my own shadows, and not with the most merciful / optimistic ending. Hard lessons life does give.

Relevant

Except for the prolific swearing, the book show amazing insight and very relevant to today's society. (Though even the swearing has a purpose in showing the loss of language in a high tech society of dreams.)