In the article,
"The End of Books," I have it extremely challenging to read and
comprehend. For me it was the dry style of writing that kept my mind wandering
and not fully knowing what Coover was discussing in terms of hypertext and the
technicalities that go along with it. For one I did not find his metaphors and
references to other pop cultures things to be helpful at all. I was a bit
offended (if that is the right word) with his comment about God. As I kept
reading, it made me think about the end of the concept of books. We are moving
into an age, if we haven't already, that has to do with blogging and getting a
point across. People's attention span has shortened and they like to browse and
skim not really indulge in a novel anymore. It is fascinating however that this
was written in 1992 and changes were already being foreseen and made. One
concept I found interesting is that at that time the "multidirectional" linkages
were the most radical new element of hypertext according to Coover on page 3.
We take that for granted today.
Jinxx21,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you state that we are moving into a world where blogging is a mainstay and big part of how we send information to others. I also really agree with your quote when you state, “people's attention span has shortened and they like to browse and skim not really indulge in a novel anymore. There are so many different outlets to get information from that people have become lazy and search for specific things rather than taking in all the information as a whole. It’s a different world we live in now. It is fascinating that just like many of the other articles we have read, there was some fore sighting about the future.