My Personal Response

I personally enjoyed reading Feed very much. In this twenty-fifth century representation of America, Anderson illustrates a scary depiction of what society could truly come to. We are constantly using means to become even more connected on the web, and as these digital technologies become more prevalent in our lives so too does the digital media corporations' control of our lives. While we are certainly not plugged in to the network in such a manner as those with the "feed", this novel makes the reader ask themselves, "how much longer until we are?" With recent inventions such as Google Glass, we are certainly on the path to becoming connected at all times. I can only hope that society holds on to the value of individualism, and stops the current trend toward consumerism and networked control. This is a great book for any future student in LIS 201, as well as anyone else with an open mind and a general distrust toward internet corporations.