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Okay, I am halfway through The Circle by Dave Eggers, and I hate it.
That is, the writing is good enough, but I went into the book blind, so not really sure if there is a conspiracy in here somewhere that is just taking forever to unfold or if the author is just intent on scaring me with the plausibility of this happening or what.
So far, the best part is a secondary character comparing the social media of the story (an amalgam of facebook, twitter, imgr, et nauseum) to corn-based snack foods: empty of calories, satisfying in the execution but you hate yourself for succumbing to the urge afterward.
The company in the book, a composite of all those big tech companies we know and (we seriously need a word that means both love and hate) that spoils the extroverts powering it. The gradual brainwashing of the main character (an introvert like myself) is just so painful to watch particularly when paired with the plethora of 'transparency'-driven great ideas being implemented that are nightmare-fuel to a Libertarian-type person such as myself.
I just don't know how much more I can take, waiting for the (I hope) inevitable explosion...
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