The Circle

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives--a "compulsively readable parable for the 21st century" (Vanity Fair).

When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the oppo...show more

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497 pages

Average rating: 6.47

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Anonymous
Mar 23, 2024
6/10 stars
3.5 stars!

I have mixed feelings about this book - mostly that I like the idea (even if some of it felt a bit like Old Man Yells At Sky to me), but I didn't like the execution. I love dystopias, and this kind of tech surveillance stuff is super interesting to me. I loved the idea of a tech company taking over stuff in the name of ~security as opposed to a political figure as you normally see in dystopias.

What I didn't like was the main character....read more
Chuckstafer
Feb 02, 2024
6/10 stars
Meh.
Radiant_reba
Jul 13, 2022
4/10 stars
" I bought this book because I wanted to make sure to read it before watching the movie and I was interested in the movie because I love Emma Watson and Tom Hanks. I have yet to watch the film but, sadly, I am hoping it is a lot more interesting than the book. I will say, the concept is incredibly fascinating. It reminds me of the illuminati stories. How we are always being watched whether we like it or not and how technology is slowly taking ov...read more
Jo Holcombe
Jan 14, 2022
5/10 stars
I didn’t enjoy it but found it interesting in regards to our society’s current obsession with social media & exposing every detail of one’s life so everyone else can view it.

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