Reviews

The Circle by Dave Eggers

jencalk's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

3.75

livallen's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

gwenoliver's review

3.0

Interesting read, thought certainly ominous. Good food for thought, although I found the book a little bit frustrating to read.

travfore's review

1.0

The premise is great. The way that big tech slowly ingratiates it's way into our lives. Making changes, suggestions, creating technology that simplifies our lives and is often started for great reasons but can readily be used for other malicious means. All of this resonates as does the pernicious pressure to "socialize" our lives, share everything, gain the "liking" of the world. All of that rings true in it's benign creepiness. But somewhere along the line, Eggers just lost me. Badly.

I guess a major part of it was the protagonist kept doing such stupid things, making what felt like barely believable choices that I became more and more frustrated with her, the story and well it just stopped work for me. And by the end I was just pissed off. Maybe I should give it two stars for making me feel something.

lordfeepness's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jackdeutsch's review

dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Flop ending.

jpck's review

3.0

Ik vond het een erg goed verhaal. Thema is erg actueel. Zowel thema als personages zijn goed uitgewerkt.
Alleen ... Het houd in eens op.
Het lijkt of de schrijver nog maar een beperkt aantal woorden had en het toen maar stopte.
Goed begin, slecht einde.

myrtletribe's review

tense medium-paced

2.5

Less is more, missed interesting conflict arc in the main character

simplyamahzing's review

4.0

5 stars for the content, 4 stars for the pacing. i didn't need to hear as much about francis' um, issues, and would have happily dealt with a slightly shorter book. overall, i'm terrified, but in the good way.

jamielenore's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5