Feed

I found Feed to be the most interesting reading we've had thus far this semester. It was intriguing as it relates to the class but also was pretty good as a novel. The idea of having a contraption inside your head allowing instant communication as well as ultimate advertising targeting is a frightening one, and hopefully is not in the works. The whole debate between the old (Violet's dad, her not getting a feed until she was seven) and the new (Titus and all his friends) that went on throughout the entire book was perhaps the most interesting and relevant part of the novel. Yes, the feed has a lot of good features, but Violet and Titus seemed happiest when they were off of it, and it caused a premature death for her. The fact that people nearly stopped functioning when a "hacker" hit them is reason enough to get rid of the contraption.