Feed

"This futuristic novel is already starting to become real in our world. An entertaining yet scary read. "

"You have to give this book a chance past the first few pages. It might seem like complete brain-rot at first, but it’s actually extremely clever and thought provoking. The writing style is indicative of the characters’ disturbingly shallow thoughts and not an indication of bad writing. It is scary how much this book reminds me of the present day. "

"One of the most disturbing books I think I've ever read, this story made my skin crawl from page one. While the arc was ... repulsive? It so clearly accomplished its dystopian, culture-critiquing goals, I can't help but give it 4+ stars. It's creepy. It's wrong. And it's ... so true. Like an episode of Black Mirror. <br/><br/>This is one of those books that will influence the way I see and talk about my world probably for the rest of my life."

"the predicted future of world takeover and domination through technological advances described by an ignorant teenage boy as he discovers the reality of technology and finds love. a good read!"

"I read this because a librarian recommended it to me. It is a dystopian of what if instead of having computers people decided to put a chip called the feed in there head. This feels like something i would read for school. You don’t read this for fun. If you read this it is for the message of what the society could become in the future. <br/><br/>Everything that i had a problem with is the point of the story. <br/>1. Everyone is extremely annoying: because of the feed people are dumb down so much that it is annoying. They are all so focused on their own things that not even the main character cares that his girlfriend is dying. He makes her feel bad for dying. <br/>2. Everyone is really dumb: it is really annoying to hear literally anyone but violet talk because how dumb they are. In books i don’t like teen boys that are dumb down because they are boys. The girls were just as bad as the boys. <br/>3. Sooooooo slow: because everyone is so dumb down when something is happening they are not focused on it. A character was dying through half the book and it is all in the background. Most of the book you hear boys talk about dumb stuff.<br/><br/>Out of all the characters Violet was the only one that i can stand. She was smart and she had a lot of interest in what was going on. Too bad she was shoved to the side and got into a toxic relationship.<br/><br/>This book was another of technology bad books. There is a change this may happen. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone at least made this technology. I don’t believe it would go this far. There will always be people that would rather disagree with will this stuff. There will always be people that prefer to use there own voice or read a book or get annoyed with the ads."

"Surprisingly the best book I've read this year."

"I didnt really like it. The main character was sooo unlikable and the style of writing is not my thing."

"Something you read to ponder the hypothesized manner of existence (and how close it is to our own) rather than for the plot."

"Hard to understand and disappointing characters "

"While it was definitely a valid commentary on consumerism, technology, and the state of the world, the main character wasn’t really that likeable. I also didn’t like the subtle sexual stuff with Violet and Titus, they could remove that and the book would’ve been the exact same. Not my style, but might work for someone else."