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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
El progresivo agobio y el cambio de Mae en el tiempo está muy bien contado y el universo creado es grande y rico. El problema es que se hace excesivamente largo para un final tan precipitado.
Satirical look at how crazy our world has become with social media. Didn't love it.
The Circle succeeds as a critique of tech culture—obsession with numbers, positive feedback, fear of missing out, and similar issues. And although a novel critiquing these issues sounds redundant when Buzzfeed does it for us every day, I’ll hand it to the author for putting together a cogent story to do it.
Mostly cogent, at least. The main characters weren’t quick to question some blatantly suspicious occurrences, and never really put up a fight. And the ending was disappointing and difficult to believe.
I might still recommend it as a study of tech culture. And if you’re young and starting a new job, no doubt you’ll find Mae and some of her struggles relatable.
Mostly cogent, at least. The main characters weren’t quick to question some blatantly suspicious occurrences, and never really put up a fight. And the ending was disappointing and difficult to believe.
I might still recommend it as a study of tech culture. And if you’re young and starting a new job, no doubt you’ll find Mae and some of her struggles relatable.
I kinda lost myself in this book and it is a dystopian fictional look into the could-be future. It made me super conscious of how I use social media and technology. I'd definitely recommend it!
A chilling and compelling read that will make you consider the future of social media and your role as a digital citizen.
I really thought I would like this book more than I did. After a while though, I just could not stand the main character, Mae. I generally don't mind -- and often welcome -- an unlikeable character, especially when they are complex. But Mae was not only unlikeable but unsophisticated and flat. Seriously, she just seemed stupid, and as someone looking for better female characters, this was rather discouraging.
But, in terms of its allegorical comment on society, the story was interesting enough to keep me reading until the end. So that's why I give it two stars at least.
But, in terms of its allegorical comment on society, the story was interesting enough to keep me reading until the end. So that's why I give it two stars at least.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This book felt inevitable. And in its inevitability, there was a kind of unimaginative flatness. What if we took Google to its most logical extreme? This is that book. You kind of don’t need to read it to know exactly what happens.
So it was entertaining, and I slurped up its breezy pages in a couple of days. But in the end it was rather boring. I’d figured out the “plot twists”, if they can be called such, about a third of the way through the book. The characters set up as foils for our “heroine” are heavy-handed and preachy. Eggers’ use of metaphor is clumsy and painfully obvious. I just wanted more. Or better.
If you are looking for a social critique of technological capitalism at its most terrifying, try “Jennifer Government” by Max Barry instead. It has the wit, dark comedic satire, and epic entertainment qualities I wish “The Circle” had had more of. And the fact that it was written 15 years ago, before this technology became quite so ubiquitous, is all the more admirable and astonishing.
So it was entertaining, and I slurped up its breezy pages in a couple of days. But in the end it was rather boring. I’d figured out the “plot twists”, if they can be called such, about a third of the way through the book. The characters set up as foils for our “heroine” are heavy-handed and preachy. Eggers’ use of metaphor is clumsy and painfully obvious. I just wanted more. Or better.
If you are looking for a social critique of technological capitalism at its most terrifying, try “Jennifer Government” by Max Barry instead. It has the wit, dark comedic satire, and epic entertainment qualities I wish “The Circle” had had more of. And the fact that it was written 15 years ago, before this technology became quite so ubiquitous, is all the more admirable and astonishing.
This book was disappointing. It felt like a 491 page warning against getting too wrapped up in social media and how people feel obligated to over share or in some instances how people feel like they are obligated to know all of your business because they are your Twitter follower. The characters weren't relatable and I saw the big plot twists coming a mile away. It wasn't horrible (I actually finished it) but I wouldn't recommend it.
This book freaked me the eff out. It's so real, and so close to being our reality. Scary.