A slow story with easy characters
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The circle is a book about an extreme future when privacy will no longer exist. The topic per si is interesting, but the venue where the story drives on is far too long. In the beginning, one can find several analogies with the Circle and Google on how they can create tools to provide a totally personalized virtual world. So far the thing is somehow worth to read. At a certain point, the chiefs of the company (Bailey and Stenton) turn into such evil that I had the impression that I was reading some sort of superhero bullshit (that I particularly hate) which the villain plans to dominate the world. Sorry for the spoiling, but they do complete their evil plan thanks to the easy thinking Mae (the most boring main character ever) that cannot question anything in any moment acting just like a pirate's parrot. The ongoing of the history is easily predictable with a what the fuck non-surprising end. The way it ends gives the impression that Eggers is planning a continuity, if so, please, not with Mae. If the 504 pages could be shorted into 54, then the book would have a chance of being truly exciting. The highlight of the book for me was learning the world jeopardized. I would watch the movie just to hear how to spell this word. Nevertheless, it was nice to read.
"jeopardize"
put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
i.e. "This book jeopardized my day!"
I watched the movie. First, it is worse than the book. Second, Emma Watson did not spell the word "jeopardize". Disappointing!
The Circle - movie
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