by Dave Eggers
First published 2013
When Mae Holland lands a coveted job at the powerful tech company The Circle, she's thrilled to join its campus of boundless opportunity. But as she gets swept up in the company's culture of constant sharing and surveillance, Mae's dream job starts to feel more like a gilded cage. As the Circle's reach expands, Mae must decide how much of herself she's willing to sacrifice for the sake of connection and "transparency." This heart-pounding thriller poses urgent questions about privacy, technology, and the human cost of our digital lives.
Genres: dystopia, contemporary, technology, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: corporate-culture, fish-out-of-water
Setting: California, San Francisco
Period: Near Future
497 pages · Paperback · Vintage