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Has he ever met a person?

The Circle by Dave Eggers

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I kind of get why the movie fell flat–the source material wasn’t much to pull from. There’s an intriguing concept here. Imagine all digital connection (social media, searches, communication, commerce, streaming) was conducted through a single entity, here called The Circle. It started as an idea to dissuade trolls (forcing everyone to use their real, verified identity online) and has quickly evolved into a for-profit company that has a near monopoly on the internet. With your real identity, you can access everything you need to quickly and conveniently and it is so quick and convenient because it all runs through […]

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2/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:11 |

Sad story, annoying envelope

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

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My friend S was going through books and passed on her copy of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius to me. I had heard it referenced before in many cultural contexts (including a Gilmore Girls episode, if memory serves) but had never read it. The only Dave Eggers I had read was The Circle which I found quite interesting (if some parts a little frustrating). I was eager to see how this work stacked up. The premise of the story is eye-catching. Dave Eggers’ parents die within a year of each other when he is about 21 or 22, and […]

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11/4/2017 's CBR9 Review No:119 |

Thirteen Nightmares in One Book

Surviving Justice by Dave Eggers

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Surviving Justice is not so much one integrated story of wrongful conviction and exoneration as it is thirteen completely distinct ones. Thirteen individuals tell their stories in their own words, using their own language and perspectives. They were all given long sentences, or even death. Their convictions were all very serious – murder, rape, child molestation. They were all exonerated, most with the help of the Innocence Project. There were some truly horrific anecdotes (a man arrested for child molestation as he walked to the store with his son on his shoulders, another whose daughter committed suicide as a result […]

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4/9/2017 's CBR9 Review No:7 |

The Circle – delving into a not-so-much-dystopian future?

The Circle by Dave Eggers

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This one is tricky, I’ve actually read the first six chapters three times and the book in its entirety twice – the first time I tried; I just couldn’t connect, the second; I devoured the text so fast I felt like I missed something and the third time I found myself coming up with alternative theories and twisted plot lines. Eggers protagonist is Mae, a young woman who lands a job at The Circle, one of the world’s most influential internet companies – think Google, Apple and Facebook all rolled into one creepy and all-powerful package. Mae quickly rises through […]

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4/2/2017 's CBR9 Review No:7 |

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The Circle by Dave Eggers

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Anyone remember this gem (for the link-wary, it’s the trailer to the 2001 film Antitrust)? This book is basically that movie, 10-15 years later. They’re both entertaining, just not incredibly sophisticated. It’s amusing that a film based on this book is now set to be released in April 2017, because though The Circle is technically an original property, it reads like a watered-down reboot of a great many superior predecessors. I’ve gotta think that made it really attractive to Hollywood: it’s digestible and familiar, but isn’t obviously a remake or franchise installment. The axes of technology, totalitarianism, human impressionability, and […]

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3/30/2017 's CBR9 Review No:22 |

Secrets are lies. [Also, pizza gif within]

The Circle by Dave Eggers

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“Secrets are lies” Holy mother of Jesus. I can’t even with this book. I’d been hearing about this book for ages, mostly praise, but I was unsure that I could handle ANOTHER book about “social media = bad” and technology is super duper dangerous. To be fair, the book did not immediately quell my fears. The first part was slow going and had me rolling my eyes slightly at the obvious parody of facegooglespacehoo. Then I burnt my bread. That’s not a euphemism. I’d put a couple of buns in the oven for breakfast and figured I’d just read a […]

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2/27/2017 's CBR9 Review No:6 |

Quick! Read this book before the movie comes out later this year!

The Circle by Dave Eggers

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“Individually, you don’t know what you’re doing collectively.” This is Mae’s ex-boyfriend’s synopsis of the new company she works for. But what does he know? She is working for the most lucrative tech company on the market and he just makes chandeliers. The Circle has made its success in streamlining internet applications by rolling them into one interface based on a user’s actual identity. “True You,” as it’s called, has ushered in a new age of internet transparency. The Circle employs young, innovative people and encourages employees to linger after hours and on weekends for the many parties and social […]

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1/25/2017 's CBR9 Review No:5 |

The Headquarters of the Special Snowflakes

The Circle by Dave Eggers

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  This book continues my trend of giving 5 stars to books I hated. Why, you might ask, would you give 5 stars to a book you swore heavily at and threw across the room upon completion? Because I hated it for all the right reasons: Eggers is a manipulative writer. He wants me to be uncomfortable, to think long and hard about the echoing ramifications of this plot. It made me feel things; they weren’t pleasant things, but the book went above and beyond its job description, showcasing Eggers talented craft. So what caused my 5-star disgust? The Circle […]

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1/6/2017 's CBR9 Review No:2 |


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