M. T. Anderson (1) (1968–)

A Young Adult futuristic-dystopic science fiction novel featuring a society where large corporations hold the power, and the majority of citizens get implanted as babies with devices that provide Internet like audio-visual interaction with their thoughts. Have a question about how something works? It’s answered almost before it’s asked. Thinking about what it’d be like to own an “up-car” (they fly and can be put on auto-pilot) here comes the barrage of commercials for all the options. Then too, there’s no need for phones, because this implant allows you to “chat”, speaking to whoever you please mentally, no matter where they are, but one can put themselves on busy, and refuse the chat. The book takes some getting used to, with new slang—but it’s easy enough to figure out, and some things never change, as apparently the F**** word is still around in a couple of hundred years. 😊… (altro)