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A review by pensnfeathers
The Circle by Dave Eggers
4.0
What's alarming about The Circle is just how feasible so much of it is. This, of course, must have been Eggers' intention while writing the book, but it's impressive that nearly 10 years on from publication, virtually none of the frightening predictions that Eggers makes seem silly. In fact, on the whole they probably seem more likely now than they did in 2013.
Sometimes the book is a little heavy handed and sometimes it's a little annoying. There are a handful of characters that I did not like, and one particular extended metaphor that felt annoyingly on the nose. But on the whole Eggers has written an easy to read and wholly believable thriller, and in Mae created a protagonist who is at once visonary and naiive. Manipulative and manipulated. Well-intentioned and insidious.
Sometimes the book is a little heavy handed and sometimes it's a little annoying. There are a handful of characters that I did not like, and one particular extended metaphor that felt annoyingly on the nose. But on the whole Eggers has written an easy to read and wholly believable thriller, and in Mae created a protagonist who is at once visonary and naiive. Manipulative and manipulated. Well-intentioned and insidious.