For this book there Should be two or three ratings, one for the first third of the book (4 stars), one for the rest of the book (no more than 3 stars) and Possibly another one for what the book tries to make transparent (5 stars). The topic is very contemporary. The book shows at extremely realistic trend in our wired civilization. These things shown in the book are really happening, here and now. Many of the ideas and things born at The Circle may seem exaggerated at first sight, but thinking a bit more about it, most of them are Actually existing in one or another way. Existing today, not in the future. So the book Could be an eye opener, Could be something to make us aware of what is going on. Unfortunately it does not succeed in fact enough, I feel. There is not enough opposition in the book, not enough Protagonists with skepticism (or simply common sense) Which do open our eyes. Probably the author Intended it that way, thinking That things are overdrawn enough for everyone to realize. But I feel just showing extreme without the opposition does neither make people think, nor does it make a gripping book.
The idea of the book is very good. It is timely. It highlights many things Which do exist in our world today but Which We Often do not recognize as What They Are. But the book does not do this as well and interestingly as I think it Could have.
