Feed

"Everything Must Go..."

Feed is a very cynical 2002 Cyberpunk, young adult novel by M.T. Anderson, exploring the life of Anti-Hero protagonist Titus, in a dystopian future where technology has advanced so far that "Feeds" or miniature-computers are implanted into about 73% the population's brains.

The main plot of the story is Titus' relationship with a girl named Violet. After a party, Titus, Violet, and the rest of their friends are damaged by a hacker. They are eventually released after a brief visit at the hospital.

Then it all goes to Hell.

Not to be confused with the first volume of the Newsflesh trilogy.

Tropes used in Feed include:
"Fuck you! Fuck you forever and ever! Fuck you forever and ever and ever!!!"
 * Advert Overloaded Future: As mentioned below, there are modifications that can force you to plug products all the time.
 * : Violet, towards the end.
 * Anti-Hero: A type 1 in Titus.
 * Boy Meets Girl:
 * Buffy-Speak: The text is absolutely fugueing littered with bizarre Future Slang, and it is meg skip.
 * Bratty Half Pint: Titus' little brother, who is so grating that he's never even properly named in-story.
 * Chekhov's Gun: You know how Violet wanted to make a profile that couldn't be traced?
 * Crapsack World: However, as seen from Titus' point of view, it is probably more of a Crap Saccharine World.
 * Cluster F-Bomb:


 * Converse With the Unconscious:
 * : Y'think?
 * Dystopia
 * Earth That Used to Be Better
 * Everything Is Online: Literally.
 * Future Imperfect: Naturally.
 * Grow Old With Me: This and being Happily Married to Titus are the focus of several of Violet's entries on her dreams list.
 * Heroic BSOD: might count, although not technically being a main protagonist in the story.
 * Hologram
 * Humans Are Bastards
 * Humans Are Flawed
 * Humans Are Morons
 * Humans Are Psychic in The Future: The Feeds essentially allow the characters to read eachother's minds by connecting with their Feeds.
 * Lemony Narrator
 * MacGuffin Girl: Violet.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Violet could be considered one
 * Megass Corp: It controls almost everything in the world, including the schools and the production of air.
 * New Media Are Evil
 * Psychic Link
 * Running Gag: The fictional song "I'll Sex You In" shows up on many occasions, along with the hit show Oh! Wow! Thing!
 * Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Violet's father.
 * Smithical Marriage
 * Space Whale Aesop
 * Strange Girl: Violet, defintely.
 * The Time Machine: Referenced.
 * Verbal Tic: It's mentioned towards the end that there's actually body modifications that can force you to advertise products in every sentence you say. A rather dark take on the trope.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: This encompasses about half of Part 4, with the rest being Pet the Dog.

Everything must go.