The Circle
Dave Eggers
Experience the exhilarating new novel from a bestselling author that explores themes of ambition, idealism, and the limits of human knowledge. When Mae Holland joins the world's most powerful internet company, she feels like she's hit the jackpot. The Circle links every aspect of users' lives into one online identity, creating a new age of civility and transparency. Mae is thrilled with the company's modernity and can't believe her luck to work for the most influential company in the world. But as she becomes increasingly public in her role, her life beyond the campus grows distant, and a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken. This heart-racing novel raises questions about memory, privacy, democracy, and the history of our personal lives.
Publish Date
2013-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
2013-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.43
ISBN
9780345807298
Categories
Recommendations
5
Recommendations
2015-06-05T05:33:32.000Z
The Circle by Dave Eggers. LOVED. Also, my favorite author. RT @Gigh_: @alisonbrie Hi Ali. Last book that you read? – source2017-12-24T14:29:49.000Z
My recommendations from last year. Would you like a list for 2018? #books – source2021-03-22T12:12:26.000Z
Slightly less directly, but still something that pops up as I use social media, is David Eggers' 2013 book The Circle. A bit more extreme (it is fiction) but it has great sections that will make you self-reflect. – source