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savoirplus's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Cursing
asafekindofhigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
sea_sea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Sometimes it really stressed me out reading about how social interaction and having no privacy were basically mandatory o_o…
The mc is a classical unreliable narrator. It’s maddening how self centered and close minded she is at some points.
The book explores the dangers of a completely digitalized and surveilled world. It’s very interesting and scary.
I think the ending fell a bit short, but overall it was very good! :>
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
phantomgecko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
But the 4 star rating isn't a mistake. Eggers had a message and related it perfectly.
Science fiction is a critique of the present. The Circle uses hyperbole but like just barely. The real possibility of this particular dystopia is chilling and sooooo frustrating.
Mae is the perfect protagonist. I didn't agree with a single one of her choices. Everything she chose was wrong or stupid. Her thought processes were believable, though, so it unfortunately all made sense. To have a character that swallowed all the propaganda (and helped create it) as the main character made the message that much more effective. More effective than just having the "bad guys" do all the bad things.
Honestly, I could write a really in depth literary analysis of this novel, but I don't have the time, and doing so would be too depressing/aggravating. And also patronizing, I think. I was originally going to point out specific things that happen in the book and how insidious they are, but...as a reader I trust you to see it.
It's not subtle.
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
theloveroflovers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
If you wanr to read the book, listen to the audibook instead.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Car accident
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
ottercorg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I love considering at which moment any given reader would finally say The Circle had gone to far. At which new implement does any given reader lose hope?
I read this book thinking about Meta, and now that I've finished I think about it in the context of Ai in this current world.
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it. As always, I like books to neatly tie off all plotlines at the end and this one doesn't do that - but apparently this is a series, which means there's still hope...
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
ladyzbyrd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Typical dystopian horror story with recycled tropes, high predictability, and superficial characters.
I would not recommend this unless you’re deep into conspiracy theories about how technology is sooooooo incredibly evil. There’s interestingly a heavily biased “warning” against evil technology (read: power-hungry people) that you just can’t miss.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
norwegianforestreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Classism
iridaceae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Stalking, Murder, and War
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
librarikay's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
this rating is in part as a result from my discussions in the class where i was assigned to read this book, and then partly just from my pure enjoyment and actual fear reading and note-taking by myself.
so! there’s that
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content and Kidnapping