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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 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
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Interesting concept and I thought several of the points were worth making...but overall it was a bit much for me. The blatant cheese factor put me off a bit, but I have to admit, I was surprised a few times!
Be prepared to hear my reference this book quite a bit in the future. Know I'll be thinking about it more than I talk about it.
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Well, now I’m just terrified.
Smart and discerning people love to hate Dave Eggers. I thought the Circle had a pretty slow start, but I couldn't stop reading it even though it was totally predictable. Thanks to Eggers for writing the first book that held my attention long enough for me to complete since I became a working mom 4 months ago!
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A thoroughly creepy story of the insidious grip of technology on our lives.
Jan 12, 2014
Melle
marked it as to-read
Sep 21, 2014
Aimee
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Felicia
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maria
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Nov 25, 2017
Karen
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