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ottercorg's review
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Usually it's hard for me to read a book with a main character that makes me so mad, but for this plot to really work, Mae had to play that role.
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...
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...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Slavery, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Car accident, and Chronic illness
kelseak96's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Some things about Egger's narrative choices that I absolutely hated, some things I liked, and overall one of the most disturbing books I've read in a while. Mae is just about the most obnoxious, least sympathetic main character I've ever read, which I assume was intentional but also made me want to rip the book in half at some points. It reads a bit like a Libertarian manifesto at some points, and I wish it went farther to address issues of class, race, etc., but it was a pretty wild and chillingly believable story of what could happen if we let corporate tech have too much control.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking
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