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.

"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.