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tim_hollo's review against another edition
5.0
Fully aware of the deep deep irony of posting a review of this book on a social media platform, linked to another social media platform, I am nevertheless doing so while feeling slightly ill.
This is a flawed masterpiece, but it is certainly a masterpiece, and an incredibly important work. I don't think it's an overstatement to say it's a contemporary 1984 which should be added to school curricula as well as to required reading lists for people working in online campaigning groups.
The major flaw, I found, was that it's pace was so off for the first third or so off the book. However, once it hit its stride, it had me on the edge of my seat, clenching my jaw until I'd finished.
Some people will probably find it a little too overtly political. But why do we object to that in contemporary literature but celebrate it in classics? We're afraid of politics in this post-historical age, and we need to get over that. That's one of the lessons of the book, tangentially.
Read it. It won't take you long. And it'll really make you think.
This is a flawed masterpiece, but it is certainly a masterpiece, and an incredibly important work. I don't think it's an overstatement to say it's a contemporary 1984 which should be added to school curricula as well as to required reading lists for people working in online campaigning groups.
The major flaw, I found, was that it's pace was so off for the first third or so off the book. However, once it hit its stride, it had me on the edge of my seat, clenching my jaw until I'd finished.
Some people will probably find it a little too overtly political. But why do we object to that in contemporary literature but celebrate it in classics? We're afraid of politics in this post-historical age, and we need to get over that. That's one of the lessons of the book, tangentially.
Read it. It won't take you long. And it'll really make you think.
ctellier's review against another edition
4.0
É importante destacar que, estilisticamente, o texto de Eggers está longe de ser uma obra prima, mas a temática é instigante o suficiente para compensar as falhas. Há descrições em excesso e mal colocadas. Há personagens rasos que fazem o leitor questionar a necessidade de sua presença na trama. Há cenas mal estruturadas que, por muitas vezes, tiram o leitor da imersão. E, apesar disso, é uma leitura agradável.
Resenha completa:
http://www.cafeinaliteraria.com.br/2017/07/01/o-circulo-de-dave-eggers/
Resenha completa:
http://www.cafeinaliteraria.com.br/2017/07/01/o-circulo-de-dave-eggers/
allisonarthur12's review against another edition
5.0
This book terrifies me. Mostly because it could all happen one day.
funkminister's review against another edition
2.0
This book took forever to move, and when it did, I️ was left feeling, “That’s it?” for hundreds of pages. I️ kept hoping it would get better, and then it ended, and I️ was mad I️ wasted 4 days. Not only does the Eggers fall WAY short in writing a female character, all the women are stupid, weak and have no control; the men (none of whom develop at all) are powerful, good-doers, action-fueled - even the smarmy man at least contributes to the machine that dooms them all. Pointless, uninteresting, and incredibly boring. Don’t bother.
jun1pper's review against another edition
2.0
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The author described the kind of digital monopoly currently experienced by WeChat in China, though i doubt the offices of the employees are sleek and modern as in Mae's campus. Just as much propaganda, though.
Speaking of Mae, she's an obnoxious, oblivious idiot.
The author described the kind of digital monopoly currently experienced by WeChat in China, though i doubt the offices of the employees are sleek and modern as in Mae's campus. Just as much propaganda, though.
Speaking of Mae, she's an obnoxious, oblivious idiot.
kathymurphy's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't want to put this one down. There were a lot of parts that made me anxious and stressed- like hearing about the 5 screens plus responding to verbal questions while doing other things- but I loved it all. Part horror story - part dystopian future- part story of entering adulthood.
librarygoddess2's review against another edition
5.0
A fantastic look at both sides of the 'big brother' conversation. I loved this book. With each new technology introduced, by heart rate rose. What's even better is that I honestly didn't know whose side I was on. I kept waffling back and forth. I could see both sides. I didn't 'love' the ending, and I was very frustrated with Mae, but it was a realistic look at how easy it is to suck people into almost any way of thinking. Would demoxie really be a bad thing? Past Perfect sounds like a fun thing to try. The health monitors in the book seemed like a perfect way to see what's going on with your body. I found myself nodding along with almost all the announcements. I'm a little scared that I would be one of the masses if any of these got released. It's not that I don't understand the warnings of this book. Of course I see the dangers of total control of all information. However, isn't it possible to have some of these technologies without total control? Maybe I'm naive. At any rate, it's a GREAT read and will start a conversation with yourself that I feel everyone should have, at least with themselves!