The book Feed ends similar to how I expected it to once I learned Violet was terminally ill. *Spoiler Alert* she goes brain dead. What I was not expecting was for Titus to completely withdraw from her once it started getting bad. Instead of trying to comfort her during her final days he acted like a total douche and did pretty much anything to stay away from her. When he turned down having sex with her, he didn't do it because he didn't have those feelings for her anymore. He did it because he felt like "she was already dead" and that it was wrong to have sex with her. She was willing to do literally anything for him and he just shoved her away trying to stay out of drama. He didn't want anyone to know and he wanted to keep it a secret that she was dying. He didn't want anything to do with her issue. Of course, after Violet goes brain dead and he acts like a total dick to her dad he finally realizes he still feels something for her. But of course, its too late for him to redeem himself. In fact, he dooms himself to the fate he was trying to avoid, he falls in love with someone who is gone. That's probably the number one thing that he was trying to avoid the whole time.
Outside of the whole love story, my predictions of a World War came true. The whole world goes to war with America over use of the feed while the so-called "media" does their best to cover it up. The corporations just show that they are only interested in making money and not human lives. This is shown when none pick up Violet's case to save her because her browsing and buying patterns were too unpredictable.
On top of that, I've noticed one major problem with Feed. The book ends with people losing their hair and the lesions getting worse. What doesn't make sense is how it happened. The feed has been around for generations. Titus's mom and dad had it for years with no side effects until suddenly everyone starts degenerating. How could that possibly happen. Was there suddenly some issue with the feed across the entire coding that causes this? It never gets explained in the book.
My overall opinion of the book is that it is well-written and I would recommend it for all readers. I would also highly recommend Feed to all Americans due to the current political situation that is occurring. The book shows how good intentions can lead to bad results. It also shows how corporations should not be allowed to become too powerful. I give the book 4 stars out of 5 for its relevance in today's world and for its depiction of a technology-filled world.
I think the lesions came from a radiation effect that was caused by the feed, I'm not sure if that is the case but thats what i was getting at.
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