A review by rubygranger
The Circle by Dave Eggers

5.0

An incredible read which captures the dangers of the internet. The society presented could very well be us in a few years -- after all, the major social media sites (snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and also google) have a massive influence on people of the 21st Century. Propaganda can be easily distilled and it is frightening to see how brainwashed Mae becomes over the course of the novel. The reader, gradually becoming used to and marvelling at the powers of the circle, soon realises just how dangerous their influence is and how quickly this alternate world could turn into a totalitarian state (that is, if it hasn't already!). I would call this a modern take on Orwell's 1984, similarly disturbing, intrusive and possible.