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sinta 's review for:
The Circle
by Dave Eggers
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hated every moment I was reading this book. It was simplistic, boring, flat, and unnerving in how easily it threw around moments of sudden and violent trauma to try and force-feed its moral (rather that putting in the effort to build true emotional connection and nuanced dread)
This is partially my own fault - I had avoided the book for a long time because of its bad reviews. Within the first few pages I knew I would dislike it. Yet I decided to read it anyway, as instruction on how not to write a modern dystopia. I suppose I got that.
It’s always more disappointing when a book with a strong premise doesn’t deliver. There were some strong concepts (see a touch of them below), but Eggers DID NOTHING WITH THEM
Quotes:
“We are not meant to know everything, Mae. Did you ever think that perhaps our minds are delicately calibrated between the known and the unknown? That our souls need the mysteries of night and the clarity of day?”
"Most people do. Most people would trade everything they know, everyone they know—they'd trade it all to know they've been seen, and acknowledged, that they might even be remembered. We all know we die. We all know the world is too big for us to be significant. So all we have is the hope of being seen, or heard, even for a moment."
This is partially my own fault - I had avoided the book for a long time because of its bad reviews. Within the first few pages I knew I would dislike it. Yet I decided to read it anyway, as instruction on how not to write a modern dystopia. I suppose I got that.
It’s always more disappointing when a book with a strong premise doesn’t deliver. There were some strong concepts (see a touch of them below), but Eggers DID NOTHING WITH THEM
Quotes:
“We are not meant to know everything, Mae. Did you ever think that perhaps our minds are delicately calibrated between the known and the unknown? That our souls need the mysteries of night and the clarity of day?”
"Most people do. Most people would trade everything they know, everyone they know—they'd trade it all to know they've been seen, and acknowledged, that they might even be remembered. We all know we die. We all know the world is too big for us to be significant. So all we have is the hope of being seen, or heard, even for a moment."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence