Comments on: “Feed” by M.T. Anderson http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3493 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Tue, 19 May 2026 15:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3493&cpage=1#comment-18872 girldetective Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:34:45 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3493#comment-18872 I've only read Feed and it's not related to the Octavian Nothings which have only 1 and 2. I’ve only read Feed and it’s not related to the Octavian Nothings which have only 1 and 2.

]]> By: Jack Vinson http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3493&cpage=1#comment-18871 Jack Vinson Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:07:12 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3493#comment-18871 Is there a sequence one should read the MT Anderson books - it looks like they have some repeat characters? Or do they stand alone, (other than the obvious sequences)? Is there a sequence one should read the MT Anderson books - it looks like they have some repeat characters? Or do they stand alone, (other than the obvious sequences)?

]]> By: weirleader http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3493&cpage=1#comment-18846 weirleader Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:25:32 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3493#comment-18846 Back when I taught high school, this was assigned reading for the students in our science/engineering program. I decided it would be good for me to read it, especially since it seemed to be somewhat sci-fi (I wasn't completely sure *what* it was before I started it), and I was very impressed. What I found the most fascinating was how dead-on some of the author's insights were -- many of us already carry GPS with us in the form of an iPhone (or similar) and advertisers are on the verge of leveraging every little scrap of info they can get their hands on. Being intentionally vague in an attempt to avoid spoilers, I found the main conflict to be really imaginative and sad. I think of it frequently when rating a book on Amazon or a movie on Netflix. (Oh, and TOTALLY love Gattaca!) Back when I taught high school, this was assigned reading for the students in our science/engineering program. I decided it would be good for me to read it, especially since it seemed to be somewhat sci-fi (I wasn’t completely sure *what* it was before I started it), and I was very impressed.

What I found the most fascinating was how dead-on some of the author’s insights were — many of us already carry GPS with us in the form of an iPhone (or similar) and advertisers are on the verge of leveraging every little scrap of info they can get their hands on.

Being intentionally vague in an attempt to avoid spoilers, I found the main conflict to be really imaginative and sad. I think of it frequently when rating a book on Amazon or a movie on Netflix. (Oh, and TOTALLY love Gattaca!)

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