FEED REVIEW

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This will probably be the last post about Feed by M.T. Anderson. I've decided to review the book as a whole. I'm hoping that this post isn't too long. And once again there will be spoilers.

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If you've been diligently following my post on the Feed then you will most probably know what I think about this book. On Goodreads, I've given the book 3 out of 5 stars. At first, I didn't like this book at all, which lowered my rating. I also do not really like the ending. The ending is ambiguous, and there are no sequels to answer any burning questions. I don't know about you, but I often overthink about things. You can probably imagine the amount of time I think about possible book endings (Yes I know I'm a nerd...) But, I have to hand it to M.T. Anderson the ending made me think in a good way. It was almost like the call to action at the end of a speech. The wasn't an absolute cliffhanger, there were many clues to how the story would unfold. But I still like to know the definite future.

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I felt very strongly about each of the characters throughout the book. Titus, the protagonist, had me upset with him one moment and ready to congratulate him the next. At the very beginning I absolutely hated him, he was a spoiled brat. Then entered Violet. I loved Violet the entire time, I knew that she was different just as Titus did. As Violet exits stage left, my love for Titus leaves with her. Violet was an enigma, she pushed everyone to think. She changed Titus for the better; she opened his eyes. As Violet started to have extremely serious feed malfunctions she brought my love for Titus back. I feel that Titus' growth was the main focus of the book, not technology. He underwent changes that lead to  understanding and almost maturity. There were other characters that I feel don't need as much recognition. For example, Titus' friends, Titus' parents, and Violet's dad. I hated them all save Violet's dad, because, like Violet, he could think. Overall the characters all were crucial to the story in some way and were enjoyable, but that still doesn't mean that I liked them.

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What really fascinated me in this book was the language. At first, I was a real hater of  the language, check my first feed post. But I started to delve deeper into the world of Feed I found surprisingly deep and meaningful language. Like "the rose will bloom ere long" page 91, ",“It was like I kept buying these things to be cool, but cool was always just ahead of me, and I could never exactly catch up to it. I felt like I’d been running toward it for a long time.” page 279, and "The truffle was completely undervalued." page 84. There were a lot more quotes that I could have mentioned, those were just my favorites. M.T. Anderson was holding out on me. I like the fact that you have to read the book to understand some of the quotes and that the quotes were abstract. So overall, I feel that M.T. Anderson can take a bow for a job well done. I enjoyed the book. 

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To sum it all up, I started this book expecting to hear about how we should be careful about technology and instead read a story of understanding, maturity, and growth. I recommend this book to everyone. I understand that this post was a bit more academic than normal, I'll try to write a more upbeat post in the near future. Have a good week and read a good book!

Write you later!

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