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I was deeply disappointed by this book.
I thought Dave Eggers was the darling of the literary world (he's been nominated for both the Pulitzer and the National Booker award, after all), so I expected The Circle to be a well-written but dull story of how a universally-adopted modern convenience is actually evil. (Soylent Green, anyone?) Instead, what I found was a poorly written and dull story of how a universally-adopted modern convenience is actually evil. I am so confused. I'm almost as confuse ...more
I thought Dave Eggers was the darling of the literary world (he's been nominated for both the Pulitzer and the National Booker award, after all), so I expected The Circle to be a well-written but dull story of how a universally-adopted modern convenience is actually evil. (Soylent Green, anyone?) Instead, what I found was a poorly written and dull story of how a universally-adopted modern convenience is actually evil. I am so confused. I'm almost as confuse ...more
I want to delete my Facebook account, my Twitter feed, everything except for Goodreads. Of course, that's owned by Big Brother as well.
That's how I felt after finishing this scary, prescient, entertaining thriller. Take a little of The Firm, a bit of 1984 and a pinch of You've Got Mail and you have a general idea of the plot here. It isn't without its problems. The protagonist doesn't have a lot of depth (she's essentially a vessel to move the plot along), it's a teensy bit overlong (although I ...more
That's how I felt after finishing this scary, prescient, entertaining thriller. Take a little of The Firm, a bit of 1984 and a pinch of You've Got Mail and you have a general idea of the plot here. It isn't without its problems. The protagonist doesn't have a lot of depth (she's essentially a vessel to move the plot along), it's a teensy bit overlong (although I ...more
I blatant warning to not put all your trust in online companies. Heavy handed at times and a little too long.
DNF at 20%~ Normally I try to make it to at least 50% but with this one I just couldn't do it. It was so mind-numbing. I'm lucky I got as far as I did. No way could I sit through another 13 hours of audio. Sorry.
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It was a bit simplistic, and Mae's character was very passive, but overall I really enjoyed the implications of surveillance in our lives. Very creepy mob feel.
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I struggled with liking this book, as much as I wanted to. His last book, A Hologram for the King, is a really moving story with a lot in common with Death of a Salesman. This felt, early on, like a new take on 1984, but it didn’t have the same humanity as 1984 or Hologram. Dave Eggers, full disclosure, is a writer that I really like and may be the only writer whose books I buy when they come out. In short, I really wanted to like this book a lot.
One thing I had to expect was heavy-handedness. E ...more
One thing I had to expect was heavy-handedness. E ...more
C'MON DAVE.
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This book was terrifying, thought-provoking, and utterly engaging. But mostly terrifying.
This was like someone took all my nightmares and wrote them down in a book. Holy crap.
Oct 01, 2013
Hilary
marked it as to-read
Oct 07, 2013
Melissa Seng
marked it as to-read
Oct 11, 2013
Deyara
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Nov 11, 2013
martha
marked it as nah-bro
May 30, 2015
Gaijinmama
marked it as to-read
Sep 08, 2015
Emily
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Sep 15, 2016
Cindy
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Dec 17, 2016
John Warner
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Jan 02, 2017
Marie
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