The Circle by Dave Eggers is a chilling novel about life in the digital age that was recently made into a movie. When Mae gets a job at the world’s most powerful internet company in Silicone Valley she couldn’t be happier. It quickly becomes apparent that the company is growing into one large monopoly and every person is expected to participate with total transparency.

The book reads less like science fiction and more a terrifying portrait of life in the modern world where technology and social media have taken over everything and there is no such thing as privacy anymore. I was hoping for a better ending, but still found this a worthwhile, if disturbing, read.