I usually allow the premise of a book to speak for itself, accept it, and see how the author unfolds the action in his or her created world.
But Dave Eggers The Circle has such a “now” premise, that it nearly impossible to take the premise uncritically and move on; if our social media/internet world has shown anything, it has not fostered control in the hands of a few. Quite the contrary, it is shattering the world into hundreds of bickering communities. No one has control.
The Circle envisions an age of complete mono-corporate hegemony over the inherently anarchic world of technology. The premise is insanely wrong, and the book just falls flat at the first word. It has other flaws, but this is the most outstanding.
But Dave Eggers The Circle has such a “now” premise, that it nearly impossible to take the premise uncritically and move on; if our social media/internet world has shown anything, it has not fostered control in the hands of a few. Quite the contrary, it is shattering the world into hundreds of bickering communities. No one has control.
The Circle envisions an age of complete mono-corporate hegemony over the inherently anarchic world of technology. The premise is insanely wrong, and the book just falls flat at the first word. It has other flaws, but this is the most outstanding.
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