Feed by M. T. Anderson

Synopsis:
We went to the moon to have fun but the moon turned out to completely suck.

So says Titus, a teenager whose ability to read, write, and even think for himself has been almost completely obliterated by his "feed," a transmitter implanted directly into his brain. Feeds are a crucial part of life for Titus and his friends. After all, how else would they know where to party on the moon, hot to get bargains at Weatherbee & Crotch, or how to accessorize the mysterious lesions everyone's been getting? But then Titus meets Violet, a girl who cares about what's happening to the world and challenges everything Titus and his friends hold dear. A girl who decides to fight the feed.

My Rating: 8/10

My Thoughts:
This book really made me think. Though it takes place in the future, and many of the every day items the characters use, like upcars and disposable dinner tables, seem like science fiction, they resonate with today, for this is where our world is headed. And when it comes to the consumerism driven culture, in many ways we're already there. I love this kind of novel that takes current events and shows what happens in the future, I find it endlessly facinating. Excellent read, I recommend it.