Mark Twain failed twice at both printing and publishing, but wrote amazing and important works.

I guess the problem is (for me) that Dave Eggers is almost the exact opposite of Mark Twain.

Impossible? I know, but his production is large, his interests varied, his fingerprints are everywhere. He catches the waves easily and almost seems to ride every wave of the literary ocean. He seems to deliver a novel or book at almost exactly the perfect moment for publication. I think he has an amazing energy and impeccable timing. Don't get me wrong, I think Eggers is a genius. It is at once more superficial, more clean, more predictable than I would have liked. In the end, it just isn't Eggers' best work. In fact, 'SECRETS ARE LIES, SHARING IS CARING, PRIVACY IS THEFT.' While it is interesting, and does seem to mimic some of the warnings of Brave New World, 1984, Neuromancer and even elements of Ghostwritten. Imagine FB::Google::Amazon take over the world. (***1/2) A solid, just not great social network dystopia. What begins as the captivating story of one woman's ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.Ī solid, just not great social network dystopia

Mae can't believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users' personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency.Īs Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company's modernity and activity. When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle is the exhilarating new audiobook from Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award.

The circle by dave eggers