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* {{Anvilicious}}: Did we mention NewMediaAreEvil, you guys?
** M.T. Anderson has [[WordOfGod stated]] that he is by no means a Luddite and finds the new avenues of technology incredible (he says ''Feed'' wouldn't work as a satire if he didn't feel the seduction himself) but simply wishes to point out that progress comes with costs of its own.
** DontShootTheMessage: Even if some readers agreed with the messages Anderson sends, even with the WordOfGod confirmation of the above, some people may feel that Anderson made his point roughly half way through the novel and that part 3 and 4 just [[EndingFatigue drags on and on]].
** M.T. Anderson has [[WordOfGod stated]] that he is by no means a Luddite and finds the new avenues of technology incredible (he says ''Feed'' wouldn't work as a satire if he didn't feel the seduction himself) but simply wishes to point out that progress comes with costs of its own.
** DontShootTheMessage: Even if some readers agreed with the messages Anderson sends, even with the WordOfGod confirmation of the above, some people may feel that Anderson made his point roughly half way through the novel and that part 3 and 4 just [[EndingFatigue drags on and on]].
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Did we mention NewMediaAreEvil, you guys?
**guys? M.T. Anderson has [[WordOfGod stated]] that he is by no means a Luddite and finds the new avenues of technology incredible (he says ''Feed'' wouldn't work as a satire if he didn't feel the seduction himself) but simply wishes to point out that progress comes with costs of its own.
** DontShootTheMessage: Even if some readers agreed with the messages Anderson sends, even with the WordOfGod confirmation of the above, some people may feel that Anderson made his point roughly half way through the novel and that part 3 and 4 just [[EndingFatigue drags on and on]].own.
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** DontShootTheMessage: Even if some readers agreed with the messages Anderson sends, even with the WordOfGod confirmation of the above, some people may feel that Anderson made his point roughly half way through the novel and that part 3 and 4 just [[EndingFatigue drags on and on]].
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* DontShootTheMessage: Even if some readers agreed with the messages Anderson sends, some people may feel that Anderson made his point roughly half way through the novel and that part 3 and 4 just [[EndingFatigue drags on and on]].
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* SpiritualSuccessor: The themes of CapitalismIsBad, NewMediaAreEvil, the dangers of apathy toward one's own existence and that of the world, and having a good chunk of the story be about a character [[spoiler:slowly dying due to complications regarding cybernetic implants]] would repeat again in the video game ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', though with far more [[BloodierAndGorier violence]], [[HotterAndSexier sex]], and the [[MultipleEndings possibility]] of [[BittersweetEnding slightly happier endings.]]
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* TearJerker: A good majority of Part 4 thanks to [[spoiler:Violet's worsening condition]]:
** Violet's long chats to Titus just [[DespairEventHorizon radiate desperation and grief]], but the saddest one has to be her long list of things she wants to do before she dies. And the worst part is Titus [[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject ignores every single one of them because he's just too scared]] to discuss [[spoiler:[[YourDaysAreNumbered how little time Violet may have left]] to live.]]
** Titus and Violet sneaking off to a cabin in the mountains is ''difficult'' to read solely because of how hard the two try to appear happy with the situation. This all culminates in [[spoiler:Titus turning Violet's sexual advances away from him because, in his words, he feels like he's getting it on with a corpse. [[LoveCannotOvercome And thus marks the end of Titus and Violet...]]]]
** Violet's long chats to Titus just [[DespairEventHorizon radiate desperation and grief]], but the saddest one has to be her long list of things she wants to do before she dies. And the worst part is Titus [[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject ignores every single one of them because he's just too scared]] to discuss [[spoiler:[[YourDaysAreNumbered how little time Violet may have left]] to live.]]
** Titus and Violet sneaking off to a cabin in the mountains is ''difficult'' to read solely because of how hard the two try to appear happy with the situation. This all culminates in [[spoiler:Titus turning Violet's sexual advances away from him because, in his words, he feels like he's getting it on with a corpse. [[LoveCannotOvercome And thus marks the end of Titus and Violet...]]]]
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* EndingFatigue: Some feel like Anderson's message had been pretty much hammered in by Part 3, making it seem like parts 3 and 4 drag on a little too long. Then again, the fact that sitting with a dying friend takes ''patience'' that Titus and his zero attention spanned peers simply do not have is, arguably, [[JustifiedTrope precisely the point.]]
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* EndingFatigue: Some feel like Anderson's message had been pretty much hammered in by Part 3, making it seem like parts 3 and 4 drag on a little too long. Then again, the fact that sitting with a dying friend takes ''patience'' that Titus and his zero attention spanned zero-attention-spanned peers simply do not have is, arguably, [[JustifiedTrope precisely the point.]]
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* EndingFatigue: Some feel like Anderson's message had been pretty much hammered in by Part 3, making it seem like parts 3 and 4 drag on a little too long. Then again, the fact that sitting with a dying friend takes ''patience'' that Titus and his peers simply do not have is, arguably, [[JustifiedTrope precisely the point.]]
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* EndingFatigue: Some feel like Anderson's message had been pretty much hammered in by Part 3, making it seem like parts 3 and 4 drag on a little too long. Then again, the fact that sitting with a dying friend takes ''patience'' that Titus and his zero attention spanned peers simply do not have is, arguably, [[JustifiedTrope precisely the point.]]
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* EndingFatigue: Some feel like Anderson's message had been pretty much hammered in by Part 3, making it seem like parts 3 and 4 drag on a little too long.
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* EndingFatigue: Some feel like Anderson's message had been pretty much hammered in by Part 3, making it seem like parts 3 and 4 drag on a little too long. Then again, the fact that sitting with a dying friend takes ''patience'' that Titus and his peers simply do not have is, arguably, [[JustifiedTrope precisely the point.]]
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** The mentions of the President being a blatant corporate puppet who calls other world leaders shitheads and then tries to deny or justify it. An amusingly ridiculous idea in 2002. Considerably less funny after Donald Trump became President, being a blatant corporate puppet who referred to other countries as shitholes and then tried to deny or justify it. The SugarWiki/FunnyMoments gets soured very quickly with that real life context.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Overall, it's not a bad message to be sending - but sometimes it's a little ''too'' much.
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** The mentions of the President being a blatant corporate puppet who calls other world leaders shitheads and then tries to deny or justify it. An amusingly ridiculous idea in 2002. Considerably less funny now that Donald Trump is the President... and being a blatant corporate puppet who refers to other countries as shitholes and then tries to deny or justify it. The SugarWiki/FunnyMoments gets soured very quickly with that real life context.
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** The mentions of the President being a blatant corporate puppet who calls other world leaders shitheads and then tries to deny or justify it. An amusingly ridiculous idea in 2002. Considerably less funny now that after Donald Trump is the President... and became President, being a blatant corporate puppet who refers referred to other countries as shitholes and then tries tried to deny or justify it. The SugarWiki/FunnyMoments gets soured very quickly with that real life context.
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** Related to the above example: Among Titus's peers, [[spoiler:''skin lesions'' are shown off as something akin to ''fashion statements.'']]
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** Related to the above example: Among Titus's peers, [[spoiler:''skin lesions'' are shown off as something akin to ''fashion statements.'']]'' (It's strongly implied that the corporations who are causing the pollution that's causing the lesions are also the ones manipulating the Feed to convince people that lesions are the cool new fashion trend--and it works. You can even buy fake lesions so that you won't be the only one at your School™ without them.)]]
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** The mentions of the President being a blatant corporate puppet who calls other world leaders shitheads and then tries to deny or justify it. An amusingly ridiculous idea in 2002. Considerably less funny now that Donald Trump is the President... and being a blatant corporate puppet who refers to other countries as shitholes and then tries to deny or justify it. The CrowningMomentOfFunny gets soured very quickly with that real life context.
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** The mentions of the President being a blatant corporate puppet who calls other world leaders shitheads and then tries to deny or justify it. An amusingly ridiculous idea in 2002. Considerably less funny now that Donald Trump is the President... and being a blatant corporate puppet who refers to other countries as shitholes and then tries to deny or justify it. The CrowningMomentOfFunny SugarWiki/FunnyMoments gets soured very quickly with that real life context.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Surprisingly, in such a dark book. One of the feed-breaks that are scattered throughout the book contains the following:
-->“…what the President meant in the intercepted chat. This was, uh, nothing but a routine translation problem. It has to be understood, that…It has to be understood that when the President referred to the Prime Minister of the Global Alliance as a ‘big shithead,’ what he was trying to convey was, uh—[[BlatantLies this is an American idiom used to praise people, by referring to the sheer fertilizing power of their thoughts. The President meant to say that the Prime Minister’s head was fertile, just full of these nutrients where ideas can grow. It really was a compliment…”]]
-->“…what the President meant in the intercepted chat. This was, uh, nothing but a routine translation problem. It has to be understood, that…It has to be understood that when the President referred to the Prime Minister of the Global Alliance as a ‘big shithead,’ what he was trying to convey was, uh—[[BlatantLies this is an American idiom used to praise people, by referring to the sheer fertilizing power of their thoughts. The President meant to say that the Prime Minister’s head was fertile, just full of these nutrients where ideas can grow. It really was a compliment…”]]
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Surprisingly, in such a dark book. One of the feed-breaks that are scattered throughout the book contains the following:
-->“…what the President meant in the intercepted chat. This was, uh, nothing but a routine translation problem. It has to be understood, that…It has to be understood that when the President referred to the Prime Minister of the Global Alliance as a ‘big shithead,’ what he was trying to convey was, uh—[[BlatantLies this is an American idiom used to praise people, by referring to the sheer fertilizing power of their thoughts. The President meant to say that the Prime Minister’s head was fertile, just full of these nutrients where ideas can grow. It really was a compliment…”]]
-->“…what the President meant in the intercepted chat. This was, uh, nothing but a routine translation problem. It has to be understood, that…It has to be understood that when the President referred to the Prime Minister of the Global Alliance as a ‘big shithead,’ what he was trying to convey was, uh—[[BlatantLies this is an American idiom used to praise people, by referring to the sheer fertilizing power of their thoughts. The President meant to say that the Prime Minister’s head was fertile, just full of these nutrients where ideas can grow. It really was a compliment…”]]
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** The mentions of the President being a blatant corporate puppet who calls other world leaders shitheads and then tries to deny or justify it. An amusingly ridiculous idea in 2002. Considerably less funny now that Donald Trump is the President... and being a blatant corporate puppet who refers to other countries as shitholes and then tries to deny or justify it. The CrowningMomentOfFunny gets soured very quickly with that real life context.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: From the filet mignon farm scene we get the phrase "beef hallways". Context would only ruin it.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Overall, it's not a bad message to be sending - but sometimes it's a little ''too'' much''.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Overall, it's not a bad message to be sending - but sometimes it's a little ''too'' much''.much.
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* NightmareFuel: More than you may think.
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* NightmareFuel: More than you may think. One of the most chilling things, however, isn't just the horrifyingness of the futurescape, but how easily and unconcernedly the characters take the nightmares in stride.
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** Violet's dad namedrops the Eloi.
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* HarsherInHindsight: One scene involves Titus's friends wearing clothing based off of victims of the Kent State Massacre, complete with blood stains, to show how much their society places aesthetics above knowledge of their own history and respect for tragedy. In 2014, twelve years after the book was written, [[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/urban-outfitters-slammed-red-stained-kent-state-sweatshirt-article-1.1939990 Urban Outfitters attempted to do just that.]] Thankfully, it was not well-received.
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** Related to the above example: Among Titus's peers, [[spoiler:''skin lesions'' are shown off as something akin to ''fashion statements.'']]
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Did we mention NewMediaAreEvil, you guys?
