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A review by pensnfeathers
The Every by Dave Eggers
4.0
Funny. But not funny "ha ha," funny "my stomach hurts." The Every is a farfetched -- but not that farfetched -- satirical techno thriller that takes place in a near future in which Facebook and Amazon have combined to become a domineering tech monopoly and usher in a libertarian wet dream privately owned surveillance state.
It suffers from the same problem of pacing that The Circle did: the satire sometimes feels repetetive. Yes, I get it, The Every takes social justice too seriously. Yes, I get it, being to reliant on calendars and AI planners makes people unable to thing for themselves. Yes, I get it, every percieved slight is a devestating insult.
But even as it feels repetetive, the book is alarming, sometimes rather intense, and almost always very funny (without feeling like a comedy! A hard line to toe). If you're looking for a satire of big tech The Circle is clearly the place to start and The Every is an excellent followup.
It suffers from the same problem of pacing that The Circle did: the satire sometimes feels repetetive. Yes, I get it, The Every takes social justice too seriously. Yes, I get it, being to reliant on calendars and AI planners makes people unable to thing for themselves. Yes, I get it, every percieved slight is a devestating insult.
But even as it feels repetetive, the book is alarming, sometimes rather intense, and almost always very funny (without feeling like a comedy! A hard line to toe). If you're looking for a satire of big tech The Circle is clearly the place to start and The Every is an excellent followup.