Feed

A fascinating look at a possible future for consumerism-and-media-obsessed America. I am a fan of dystopian books, but sometimes they seem quite farfetched. Feed describes a world that I can see forming before my eyes as the 21st century progresses: A world run by corporations; a world in which all lifeforms–forests, oceans–are dying; a world where the decaying flesh of humans is cool; a world in which people survive because of and for the feed. And although all these things are frightening and significant, Anderson manages to write a YA novel that is not too overwhelming or preachy.