The Circle

By Dave Eggers

My child was assigned this book in English class and was not feeling it. So she put it on my work desk and said: "Read this"

Thanks? 

It's a tech dystopia. 

I didn't like the main character. Neither did my child or her classmates. I don't think you're supposed to. 

It was fine. I was interested to finish reading it, but it also held no real surprises for me. 

I've been there!

This is very 1984. 

Honestly the whole thing reminded me of an updated 1984. Was that on purpose? Maybe.

It wasn't a terrible book. I'm not like mad that I read it or anything. I think maybe that people who grew up without the internet might read it in a different way than people who grew up on the internet. 

1984

George Orwell

I reread this recently, in one of those one line sites. I was really frustrated because the end of part 2 chapter 9 was cut off and the next chapter was missing. I had to spark note those to remember what happened so that I could keep reading.

I love this book; it's one of my favorites.

Doubleplusgood!