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My sole criticism through all this large, dense hardcover book is that I hope Katherine is done with the ancient throwback scenes. With only 100+ pages left, I need to see the modern heroine looking at her precious manuscripts, making something of them, and physically following those clues to an awesome, mystical, Indiana Jones type revelation like her masterful novel "The Eight". No more history: come on, action!

I do not like the segues to olden times like I did in "The Eight". They switch over time and do not feature set secondary characters. They are dry and long enough that I always longed to return to the present, which I did not feel in "The Eight". However, I like many things better about "The Circle" and regard them both as five-star gems. This story is all about the heroine's family. The first heroine was alone.

I love this book so much, I can't believe it. I am relieved it is going to continue for 554 pages. I hope Katherine makes her a sequel a decade or two into the future, like she did for "The Eight". I know better to ignore any low review of this and hope my readers do, too. Anyone who did not at least appreciate the historical scope that Katherine carried in her multicultural threads is too jaded to give credence.