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Cautionary tale of unchecked tech utopia.

If you've ever wondered where the line is between connectivity and privacy, "The Circle" might just be the book for you. It's a thought-provoking dive into a world where 'sharing' is taken to the extreme. Following Mae's journey through the zenith of her career in a tech giant's idealistic empire, this novel may make you reassess your digital footprint and the true cost of convenience in our increasingly online lives.

  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee (2014)
  • Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2015)
  • Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs Nominee (2014)
  • Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work (2015)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Circle: A Novel

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ISBN: 9780241970379
Authors: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2014-04-09
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Dystopia, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.43
(rated by 214682 readers)

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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, 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. As 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. 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. 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. 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.
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Cautionary tale of unchecked tech utopia.

If you've ever wondered where the line is between connectivity and privacy, "The Circle" might just be the book for you. It's a thought-provoking dive into a world where 'sharing' is taken to the extreme. Following Mae's journey through the zenith of her career in a tech giant's idealistic empire, this novel may make you reassess your digital footprint and the true cost of convenience in our increasingly online lives.

  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee (2014)
  • Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2015)
  • Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs Nominee (2014)
  • Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work (2015)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.