The Circle

Da Mae får job på The Circle - verdens mest magtfulde internet-virksomhed - føler hun, at hun har fået en helt unik chance, og denne er hun villig til at tage - for enhver pris. Virksomheden sammenkobler brugeres personlige emails, sociale medier og økonomi og giver på den måde folk én enkelt online identitet og en tid hvor transperans er i centrum. Mae er glad for sit job - men snart indskrænkes hendes liv til virksomheden, hendes forhold til kollegaerne skrænter og hendes ansigt bliver mere og mere offentligt. "The Circle" er en læsværdig roman af Dave Eggers, der har modtaget store roser for anmelderne. "The Circle" skildrer det moderne samfund og er både underholdende og tankevækkende.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and John Boyega THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - a dark, thrilling and unputdownable novel about our obsession with the internet 'Prepare to be addicted' Daily Mail 'A gripping and highly unsettling read' Sunday Times 'The Circle is 'Brave New World' for our brave new world... Fast, witty and troubling' Washington Post When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ... 'An elegantly told, compulsively readable parable for the 21st Century' Vanity Fair 'Immensely readable and very timely' Metro 'Prescient, important and enjoyable . . . a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' Guardian

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and John Boyega THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - a dark, thrilling and unputdownable novel about our obsession with the internet 'Prepare to be addicted' Daily Mail 'A gripping and highly unsettling read' Sunday Times 'The Circle is 'Brave New World' for our brave new world... Fast, witty and troubling' Washington Post When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ... 'An elegantly told, compulsively readable parable for the 21st Century' Vanity Fair 'Immensely readable and very timely' Metro 'Prescient, important and enjoyable . . . a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' Guardian

"Rest assured, when I finally get my hands on you... you will know for certain that I am no saint ." A dark romantic comedy set inside an exclusive New York City kink society, perfect for fans of Butcher and Blackbird , Fifty Shades of Grey , and HBO's White Lotus and Search Party . What's worse than your best friend moving out mid-lease to shack up with her newest toxic boyfriend? Probably discovering she also joined a freaky cult for obnoxious rich people, crypto bros, and tradwife spiritual gurus nestled inside a deconsecrated Gothic church. If Nova Harding had enough money for therapy, she might've let go of Lorelei's mess to focus on writing. Instead, guided by mysterious social media ads, Nova is drawn inside The Circle to save her friend. While Nova has spent the last seven years in New York City chasing success as an indie romance author, Lorelei has spent them trapped in their shared dark past. Nova refuses to abandon Lorelei, even as The Circle forces her to confront her greatest shames-and deepest desires. But Nova isn't the only concerned citizen infiltrating The Circle. Wes is ten years older than her. He's tattooed, complicated, witty, and thoughtful. And he's impossible to read. He is everything Nova should hate, another reminder of the taboo fantasies she can't indulge. Wes says he wants to protect her in this den of snakes-that they can help each other and then part ways as friends. But the way Wes looks at Nova is anything but friendly . Caught in a New York City dreamworld of sex, glamor, power, and social media algorithms, Nova struggles to know who to trust. Is Wes really like her? Or is Wes one of them ?