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thniels's review against another edition
1.0
Et hovedløst klicheorgie.
The Circle har et ret åbenbart tema og bestemt et alvorligt et af slagsen. Det netværkstotale samfund som vi bevæger os imod med usvigelig sikkerhed og det som Eggert vil advare os imod. Men hold kæft hvor er han ikke særligt god til det.
Historien er blottet for bare nogenlunde realistisk persontegning. Der er absolut intet genkendeligt i hverken den ene eller den anden person, og ikke nok med det, der er absolut ingen i bogen som er bare det mindste interessante at høre om. Alle personer har et intellekt på niveau med en svensk fyldningsdør og lader sig snøre som var de lallende imbeciler. Det kan man selvfølgelig se bort fra, men det efterlader bare læseren med et indtryk af, at forfatteren ikke mener vi er kloge nok til at forstå pointerne og derfor bliver de smurt så tykt på at de totalt mister deres vægt. Selv bogens eneste metafor bliver så udkogt, at man undrer sig over om han overhovedet nogensinde har set en levende fisk.
Alt er beskrevet som om forfatteren aldrig har set det i virkeligheden. Unge mennesker, voksne mennesker, folk på landet, selvstændigt erhvervsdrivende, programmører, grafikere, supportmedarbejdere, mellemledere, topchefer. Alle bliver de beskrevet så karrikeret, så man må undre sig over hvilken sten han har boet under hele sit liv. Eller... han kan have forsøgt sig med pastichens svære kunst og kuldsejlet 100%.
Det må bliver sidste års absolut ringeste bog uden nogen som helst sammenligning. Temaet er uhyre alvorligt og fortjener simpelthen en ordentlig behandling.
The Circle har et ret åbenbart tema og bestemt et alvorligt et af slagsen. Det netværkstotale samfund som vi bevæger os imod med usvigelig sikkerhed og det som Eggert vil advare os imod. Men hold kæft hvor er han ikke særligt god til det.
Historien er blottet for bare nogenlunde realistisk persontegning. Der er absolut intet genkendeligt i hverken den ene eller den anden person, og ikke nok med det, der er absolut ingen i bogen som er bare det mindste interessante at høre om. Alle personer har et intellekt på niveau med en svensk fyldningsdør og lader sig snøre som var de lallende imbeciler. Det kan man selvfølgelig se bort fra, men det efterlader bare læseren med et indtryk af, at forfatteren ikke mener vi er kloge nok til at forstå pointerne og derfor bliver de smurt så tykt på at de totalt mister deres vægt. Selv bogens eneste metafor bliver så udkogt, at man undrer sig over om han overhovedet nogensinde har set en levende fisk.
Alt er beskrevet som om forfatteren aldrig har set det i virkeligheden. Unge mennesker, voksne mennesker, folk på landet, selvstændigt erhvervsdrivende, programmører, grafikere, supportmedarbejdere, mellemledere, topchefer. Alle bliver de beskrevet så karrikeret, så man må undre sig over hvilken sten han har boet under hele sit liv. Eller... han kan have forsøgt sig med pastichens svære kunst og kuldsejlet 100%.
Det må bliver sidste års absolut ringeste bog uden nogen som helst sammenligning. Temaet er uhyre alvorligt og fortjener simpelthen en ordentlig behandling.
gracefulhope's review against another edition
3.0
I'm glad I listened to this book and loved listening to Dion Graham narrate the book, but found myself getting quite frustrated with Mae and some of the company's policies.
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I tend to be a pretty private person in general, though, so the whole theme of building up to "no more privacy" just did not sit well with me. It was so easy for me to see the alternative arguments, and I could not understand how Mae could be so blind to what was happening.lenalovesthebeach's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
boyfouronetwo's review against another edition
2.0
I can't fault the author's ability to write (h'es quite good actually) but when I finished this book I couldn't wait to get it out of my house. Its now in a "little library" down the street in front of my neighbor's house.
The author has a twisted perspective on technology and social media. I'll bet he's really fun at parties.
The author has a twisted perspective on technology and social media. I'll bet he's really fun at parties.
thealexarachelle's review against another edition
4.0
I wish I read this first, but it’s definitely the better of the two and it doesn’t feel like it’s too long compared to The Every. That one felt like the story dragged along, but this one had great timing, so it was more enjoyable. The characters aren’t the most likable though, so there’s that. Just a story that actually feels like where we are heading. Maybe.
michellechien930's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting and modern ideas are brought up in the Circle, but the book is unfortunately drowned in mundane details and a terribly unlikable main character.
singingsfun's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Favorite Quotes:
“We are not meant to know everything, Mae. Did you ever think that perhaps our minds are delicately calibrated between the known and the unknown? That our souls need the mysteries of night and the clarity of day? Young people are creating ever-present daylight, and I think it will burn us all alive. There will be no time to reflect, to sleep to cool.”
“First of all, I know it’s all people like you. And that’s what’s so scary. Individuallyyou don’t know what you’re doing collectively.”
“Under the guise of having every voice heard, you create mob rule, a filterless society where secrets are crimes.”
“A circle is the strongest shape in the universe. Nothing can beat it, nothing can improve upon it, nothing can be more perfect.”
“Mae, so many of the things I invented I honestly did for fun, out of some perverse game of whether or not they'd work, whether people would use them. I mean, it was like setting up a guillotine in the public square. You don't expect a thousand people to line up to put their heads in it”
“We are not meant to know everything, Mae. Did you ever think that perhaps our minds are delicately calibrated between the known and the unknown? That our souls need the mysteries of night and the clarity of day? Young people are creating ever-present daylight, and I think it will burn us all alive. There will be no time to reflect, to sleep to cool.”
“First of all, I know it’s all people like you. And that’s what’s so scary. Individuallyyou don’t know what you’re doing collectively.”
“Under the guise of having every voice heard, you create mob rule, a filterless society where secrets are crimes.”
“A circle is the strongest shape in the universe. Nothing can beat it, nothing can improve upon it, nothing can be more perfect.”
“Mae, so many of the things I invented I honestly did for fun, out of some perverse game of whether or not they'd work, whether people would use them. I mean, it was like setting up a guillotine in the public square. You don't expect a thousand people to line up to put their heads in it”