Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Feed by M. T. Anderson

Mature science fiction enthusiasts might find the fiction book Feed by M.T. Anderson worth a try (2002, 237 p.). The title refers to brain implants that provide instantaneous communication and information. The setting is a future society in which teens travel to the moon for spring break and are bombarded by constant advertising through their feeds. It's thought-provoking, like the novel 1984, and focuses on teen culture. The main character is a Titus, a typical teen of that time, who befriends Violet, a rather unusual teen whose brain implant occurred later in her life, making it susceptible to problems and failure.

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