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The Circle

The Circle

DystopianLiterary Fiction
Pages
512
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

Mae Holland lands her dream job at The Circle, a powerful and seemingly utopian tech company. As she dives deeper into its culture of total transparency, Mae's initial excitement gives way to unease. She soon discovers the dark side of constant connectivity and the company's far-reaching influence on personal freedom and privacy.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseThought-ProvokingSatirical
Fish Out of Water

Genres

Dystopian Literary Fiction Science Fiction Thriller Drama Satire Suspense Psychological Thriller

About the author

D
Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers is the author of six previous books, including his most recent, Zeitoun, a nonfiction account of a Syrian-American immigrant and his extraordinary experience during Hurricane Katrina and What Is the What, a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award. That book, about Valentino Achak Deng, a survivor of the civil war in southern Sudan, gave birth to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation, run by Mr. Deng and dedicated to building secondary schools in southern Sudan. Eggers...

Characters

Mae HollandProtagonist
All characters in The Circle

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this book part of a series?

    This novel is the first entry in a two-book series, followed by the 2021 sequel titled The Every.

  • Was this book adapted into a movie?

    A film adaptation directed by James Ponsoldt and starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks was released in 2017.

  • Is the company in the book based on a real business?

    The author has stated that the company is not based on any single real-world entity, but rather serves as a fictional composite of several major technology corporations.

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