Feed was received well by the public. The novel's ability to appeal to readers of all ages, challenging their perception of today's society, led to the book receiving many scholarly reviews as well as awards. Below are just a few of the positive scholarly reviews that M. T. Anderson's Feed was given:
"Subversive, vigorously conceived, painfully situated at the juncture where funny crosses into tragic." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A thought-provoking and scathing indictment... of corporate - and media - dominated culture." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred review)
"The author's premise is right on target. The Information Age and its rapidly expanding technology seem to be enhancing the role consumerism plays in our lives and especially in the lives of young people." -- The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
"An eerie futuristic novel... Kids' brains are wired into the television and other entertainment media from birth, making them totally driven by consumer marketing. This is fiction?" -- Boston Globe
"Feed recounts in pyrotechnic prose the sad and funny dilemmas of a young man in a dystopian future. Anderson's novel lifts above parody to become a human tragedy." -- National Book Award Judges' Citation
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