A cautionary tale in which the premise is that The Circle (a huge tech company - picture Google merging with Amazon) is almost complete in world domination. Participation is mandatory. Transparency is expected from everyone and if you refuse, then you will be ruined. All this goes on under the guis...
Der Autor Dave Eggers wurde mir wenig subtil von meinem ehemaligen Dozenten in amerikanischer Literatur empfohlen. Ihr hättet dabei sein müssen, als er anfing, von „Zeitoun“ und „The Circle“ zu schwärmen. So ein Leuchten in den Augen sehe ich sonst nur bei einer Person: mir selbst. ;) Durch den Kurs...
The Circle von Dave Eggers handelt von einem sozialen Netzwerk, das so erfolgreich ist, dass es totale Marktdurchdringung erreicht. Auf diesen Erfolgen reitend, will das Unternehmen die Welt ändern und Gutes tun - aber bald passieren sehr schlechte Dinge im Namen des Guten. The Circle wird zu einer ...
This is kind of like an updated version of 1984, written with all the finesse and delicacy of a horse carving a radish rose with a whisk while wearing boxing gloves. It's about as subtle as a hen party. A young woman named Mae gets a job at The Circle, a technology company which is a mishmash of G...
I'm sure we're all familiar with the cautionary tale of the boiling frog, the idea being that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. In The Circle by Dave Eggers, ...
Extreem doorgevoerde strijd tussen real- en virtual life. Een vrouw (Mae) treedt in dienst bij The Circle en gaat geheel op in haar virtuele leven.Veel dingen zijn ongeloofwaardig, maar toch wordt op mooie manier getoond hoe iemand blind kan worden voor bepaalde argumenten en uiteindelijk over lijke...
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