"Burger Wuss" is about a teenaged boy who starts dating the "girl of his dreams". It is bliss for a few months of them spending time together. He does not make any "moves" on her (though he thinks about it) because he respects her. Then, he finds her at a party underneath a faster boy- he wants revenge on the boy, but instantly forgives the girl. He begins to set a plan in motion to get revenge on the girlfriend-stealing-jerk... and that is the whole book. He gets hired at a burger joint (like McDonalds) to be closer to Turner (the jerk) but ends up getting tied in a whole bunch of knotted relationships that are much more complex than he believes them to be. It is short and to the point= but maybe a bit too much to the point. I didn't believe the whole infatuation with Diana (the ex-girlfriend) I had barely met her before they were already breaking up because she was cheating on him. I didn't understand the "revenge" part either. If the kid had any sense, he'd be angry at Diana, not Turner. He frustrated me, but I guess that's what teenagers do. The only redeeming character was Shunt. He was a misfit who wanted to bring down the entire burger conglomeration- that they were abusing the animals before they were cut up. Shunt's character was believable and almost entertaining- and even interesting. The rest of the people were flat and didn't have much of a story. And Shunt only took up about 10 pages. He wasn't in the story much until near the end. If you liked MT Anderson's style of writing in this book (repeatedly saying "like" and run-on sentences) then you will probably like "Feed". It was a much better book of his and had a great plot.
MT ANDERSONWow what boys will do to get their girlfriends back! Unfortunately, all the work Anthony does doesn't get him Diana back, but gets himself beat up a lot. In the end, he probably thought it was all worth it. Great one-liners fused with crisp, descriptive words that I often wondered how MT Anderson managed to construct. Funny premise, kind of unrealistic, entertaining. Interesting characters. Nice slam on burger monopolies that exploit animals and their employees. This is a silly story about Anthony who tries to take revenge on the guy to he found getting it on with his girlfriend, Diana. He applies for a job at Mc (notice the similarity to another burger chain)so he can be close to , to work on his plot to take him down. Luckly an anarchist, also works flipping burgers in the back, so he has an partner in crime. Anthony goes to extreme, funny lengths to carry out his plan. He steals things from the local competition, impersonates an anarchist, and brings down the whole burger join with his plan. He has to tolerate his best friend and his girlfriend in a nauseating relationship, while missing Diana terribly. He walks away with some scrapes, but still didn't get the girl. In the end, he seems to think it was worth the try.High school age. Language, teenagers in the dark, references to body parts.
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I picked this book because a colleague asked me to recommend a funny book and I realized I couldn't. This one looked like it had potential, but it was not very funny. Funny is difficult. Everyone has a different take on it and it doesn't always translate well. So- not terribly funny, but still good. Anthony goes to work at an O'Dermott restaurant (a thinly disquised McDonald's)in a fit of vengeance. One of the employees is a bully who has just ruined his first love relationship and must be punished.The book contains a rivalry with the competition, Burger Queen, and a fair amount of social-political diatribe against the corporate fast food industry (which I love). I've enjoyed Anderson in the past. Feed is one of my all time favorites and am sure we'll connect again.
—Annie Oosterwyk
I read this right after I read "Thirsty" so I was fearful that the end would suck on this one as well. Luckily for me, I found it to be a fairly satisfying ending, although I thought one character needed to get kicked in the head that didn't. There was some good teen angst, some humor, a really hideous antagonist with a green sateen jacket, and a kid named Shunt who is going to take out the fast food industry...and after reading some of the stuff that goes on to get that fast food to us, I kind of have to applaud his efforts. Let the cows turn around, dang it!
—Chelsea
Category: M.T. Anderson, coming of age, comedy, Fast food battles amongst teenage anger, jealousy, and rage basically describe this book. Anthony begins working at a fast food restaurant called O'Dermott's, because he is trying to get his girlfriend back. I didn't really like the book too much, because the premise was somewhat juvenile. But some of the content and language was a little edgy for such a childish book. For instance, Anthony lost his girlfriend at a party where everyone was drunk and getting into trouble. I think teenagers would consider it a little juvenile, so, this book may be better suited to middle school students plot-wise. Content-wise--a little too raunchy in parts for young teens.
—Kirsten
