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Our young heroine lands a job working for The Circle, a cutting edge internet company that is Google, Facebook, and Yahoo rolled into one. Before she knows it, she is at the forefront of a wave of technological advancements that will revolutionize social interaction. But at what price? A smart, scary book that explores the potentially insidious consequences of our increasingly “connected” lives. It takes a while to get going and the big “surprise reveal” at book’s end isn’t all that surprising a
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"Not very good, but you should read it" yep. I am looking forward to the movie!
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The Point: 5 of 5
The overall book: 4 of 5
The characters: 3 of 5
Very important message. Exasperating to read. As a privacy advocate, it regularly made me want to (theoretically) punch something or (silently) scream - or both. The idiocy and naivete caused much muttering and verbal coaching of characters (even while listening & walking in public - sad to say).
Unbelievably important. I hope people listen closely.
Now. To disapear...
The overall book: 4 of 5
The characters: 3 of 5
Very important message. Exasperating to read. As a privacy advocate, it regularly made me want to (theoretically) punch something or (silently) scream - or both. The idiocy and naivete caused much muttering and verbal coaching of characters (even while listening & walking in public - sad to say).
Unbelievably important. I hope people listen closely.
Now. To disapear...
My 2nd Dave Eggers book. This one was quite interesting; a social critique on the whole over-the-top social media world that has sought to stick its fingers into everything. This is a story of social engineering gone haywire, in the worst of all possible worlds. A modern Orwellian 1984 for the Zuckerbergian 2000's.
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I finished this book in 2 days. I thoroughly enjoyed it and couldn't put it down. Then, I watched the movie which is awful. I don't recommend it at all. Just read the book.
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The Circle is a thrilling page turner about a topic that is closer to reality than we realize. This is scary to think about but a great book to discuss.
Very near future. Haunts me every time I log on or multitask or work on two screens and a phone...
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