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The Circle by Dave Eggers
2.5
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A non-comprehensive list of thoughts I had while reading this:
  • Jesus fucking Christ. 
  • Minus one star because I could have done without the weird sex stuff and minus another because of how thoroughly I hated reading this book. 
  • As a literary work + commentary, this book is good. As a reading experience? Mind-gnawingly terrible. 
  • Nothing like the desperation not to have to read a terrible book at home to get you out of the house.
  • Mae is a horrible disrespectful dumb bully of a bitch. Doesn’t respect anyone’s privacy and calls anyone who calls her out on it an idiot.
  • Get a spine Ty.
  • Why tf does Mae consider every creep she comes across as husband material?
  • MERCER WAS RIGHT. Based asf. Justice for Mercer!
  • “Now we can all be God.” Just. no-
  • “Privacy is theft.” Fuck you, Mae
  • Loved that everyone abandoned her at the end. She deserved that ngl
  • Alternative title: All the textbook signs of a cult and how to ignore them spectacularly 
  • God I never wanna read this book ever again, but damn that sequel looking more appealing than I thought
  • “Digital brownshirts” — best phrase to describe this book
  • Balloons are NOT sexy!!
  • Does no one in this AU know the definition of the word “privacy”??
  • Mae is such a fucking fatphobe
  • Bows are also not sexy!
  • I read the audiobook; the accents felt so offensive lmfao 😭🤚
  • More to come as I remember
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