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The Circle
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Start date
January 16, 2015
Finish date
January 20, 2015
Why we're reading this
I absolutely loved this book. It was entertaining and it made me think. It is early in the year, but alre…more

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Cat
Apr 14, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
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. ...more
Astrid Lim
Argh. This book is totally crazy. Imagine a world controlled by internet and digital media. Where your life is fully exposed through social media, and your friends in digital world are far more important than the people in your real life. Privacy is theft and (over)sharing means that you're caring. The Circle, the largest internet company in the world (inspired by Google I guess) is obsessed to make a world a "better" place by providing all kinds of digital services for people around the world, ...more
Laurie
Oct 21, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2014
A strange combination of compelling and predictable.
Kelli Poward
Mar 09, 2017 rated it really liked it
Enjoyed the book but the end left me wanting
Felicia Zondlo Ko
Oct 17, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2017, bookclub
This book was creepy and unnerving, which I know was the point. It wasn't particularly well written and felt like it didn't care that it was trying to hit you over the head with the points it was trying to make. ...more
April
Jan 21, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Jan 24, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Jun 29, 2014 marked it as to-read
Clementine Ford
Jan 15, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Emilie
Apr 01, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: audiobook
Y_M_A
Nov 03, 2015 marked it as to-read
Elizabeth
Nov 07, 2015 rated it really liked it
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Jan 05, 2016 rated it really liked it
Annie
Jan 10, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 05, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Jun 18, 2016 marked it as to-read
Denise Cormaney
Apr 08, 2017 rated it it was ok
Roman Colombo
Apr 28, 2017 marked it as to-read
Wendy E.
Jun 29, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: audio-book
Tiffany
Aug 07, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Aug 27, 2018 marked it as to-read
Elizabeth
Apr 04, 2019 marked it as to-read
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Dec 02, 2021 marked it as to-read
Kelly
Jan 04, 2022 marked it as to-read
Shelves: popsugar-2022