Paperback, 491 psl.
English kalba
Publikuota 2014 m. rugsėjo 7 d., Penguin Books.
When Mae 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 links users' personal emails. social media and finances, resulting in one online identity and a new age of trans- patency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. --back cover
He puesto 5 estrellas por la calidad del libro, pero no por el placer que da leerlo. Es un libro que te deja en estado catatónico. Un futuro distópico en el que una corporación, El Círculo, ha unido todos los servicios de internet en uno: red social, pagos por internet, motor de búsqueda, blogs, etc… Es terrorífico.
Just save your time, skip this one, it's baaaad.
The protagonist is so extremely naive, the plot points are only surprising in the way that they always go down the route that's so stupid you wouldn't believe the author actually goes there.
The only redeeming quality is the topic. There is so much potential for a fantastic story, but it's just mind boggling how you could screw it up this bad. The personalities of the characters are bland, the technologies are often outright impossible just to allow certain things to be possible, the story is unbelievable as where the plot points go, the dialogs are weird, the way he portrays women is very weird to say the least (especially the toilet scene with "him") ... I could go on for hours with that, but just don't read it. Maybe watch the movie, but don't waste your time with the book. …
Just save your time, skip this one, it's baaaad.
The protagonist is so extremely naive, the plot points are only surprising in the way that they always go down the route that's so stupid you wouldn't believe the author actually goes there.
The only redeeming quality is the topic. There is so much potential for a fantastic story, but it's just mind boggling how you could screw it up this bad. The personalities of the characters are bland, the technologies are often outright impossible just to allow certain things to be possible, the story is unbelievable as where the plot points go, the dialogs are weird, the way he portrays women is very weird to say the least (especially the toilet scene with "him") ... I could go on for hours with that, but just don't read it. Maybe watch the movie, but don't waste your time with the book.
I mostly feel bad for the story itself. There are so many good authors out there, that would be able to turn this into a work of art. Just the premise alone is strong, it just needs good characters and a believable story. It's sad that they made a movie about this book. They made it because of the premise I'd think, not because of the actual story.
I don't recommend this book, no, I even advise you to not waste your time with this pile of garbage. You are welcome.
