![]() ![]() M T Anderson draws on a whole host of classic dystopian science fiction writing to pull off this engaging Young Adult novel. Very few people notice the world is dying, so driven to distraction are they. There are no more forests, meat is genetically engineered to grow in huge slabs, and people’s skin falling off due to disease is marketed as the latest thing in ‘fashion’. Everyone with a feed is constantly assaulted with advertising banners and slogans based off detailed consumer profiles, profiles that people are forced to conform to. ![]() ![]() This embedded machine grows with them and takes over many of their basic functions, to the point that being able to read, write and even speak out loud is considered strange. This was my second read of this novel, the first being in 2012, and I enjoyed it just as much the second time around.įeed is set in a near-future where American children have an electronic ‘feed’ implanted into their brains. Feed blends the realities of teenage friendships with a rather sinister vision of a future where capitalism has been pushed to its most extreme. ![]() A tale of consumerism gone mad, and a terrific twist on the YA dystopian genre. ![]()
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