The Every: The electrifying follow up to Sunday Times bestseller The Circle
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Summary
The electrifying follow-up to Dave Eggers' New York Times Bestseller The Circle
When the world's largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet's dominant e-commerce site， it creates the richest and most dangerous-and， oddly enough， most beloved-monopoly ever known: The Every。
Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire。 A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic， she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within。 With her compatriot， the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Kavakian， they look for the company's weaknesses， hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species。 But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save？ Does humanity truly want to be free？
Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set-pieces， The Every blends satire and terror， while keeping the reader in breathless suspense about the fate of the company - and the human animal。
Praise for the The Circle:
'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
'Immensely readable and very timely' Metro
'Prescient， important and enjoyable 。 。 。 a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' Guardian
When the world's largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet's dominant e-commerce site， it creates the richest and most dangerous-and， oddly enough， most beloved-monopoly ever known: The Every。
Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire。 A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic， she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within。 With her compatriot， the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Kavakian， they look for the company's weaknesses， hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species。 But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save？ Does humanity truly want to be free？
Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set-pieces， The Every blends satire and terror， while keeping the reader in breathless suspense about the fate of the company - and the human animal。
Praise for the The Circle:
'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
'Immensely readable and very timely' Metro
'Prescient， important and enjoyable 。 。 。 a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' Guardian
Reviews
Julia Sarene
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The Every was just as quick and fluid a read as The Circle。I breezed through it in just one day， and was well entertained， however it didn't blow me away。On the one hand it was just a bit too similar to book one， with another young woman new on the campus， who doesn't really fit into this new， strange world。Some of the topics - smart speakers being a perfect example - are actually scary， but other bits were just a bit too far fetched。 This Brave New World of technology definitely has sides that The Every was just as quick and fluid a read as The Circle。I breezed through it in just one day， and was well entertained， however it didn't blow me away。On the one hand it was just a bit too similar to book one， with another young woman new on the campus， who doesn't really fit into this new， strange world。Some of the topics - smart speakers being a perfect example - are actually scary， but other bits were just a bit too far fetched。 This Brave New World of technology definitely has sides that can go horribly wrong。 I think especially people who are not really tech savvy would find this realistic and gripping。 But if you have some interest or experience with the topic， the book is just barely scratching the surface。The characters felt more like sketches than well rounded。 As if they were just the bare minimum backdrop to put all the ideas and "what if" scenarios around， instead of actual people。 And that is I think one of the main reasons the books didn't fully hit home。I was definitely hooked on the quick prose， but there isn't really much plot to be found。 It felt more like a lot of string of episodes covering different Ideas。 I did find some of them quite fascinating to mull on， but a bit more of a continuous story thread would definitely have helped me feel more grounded in the story。All in all a quick and entertaining read， but just not one that will leave me with a lasting impression I fear。 。。。more
Kevin Adams
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Enjoyable reading from Dave。 Always has a pulse on the “now” in his novels。 It was fun。 Incredibly readable and I laughed out loud and some of the preposterous people in this book。 Sometimes a little laughter goes a long way。 Not necessary to have read The Circle but if you did， great。
Sam
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I found this book to be clever， witty and very very depressing。 It makes 1984 seem like a light read in comparison。 Delaney tries to infiltrate a global authoritarian regime and is predictably doomed to failure because it sees everything。 I didn't need this book to hammer home how many corners of my life are already commodified。 I found this book to be clever， witty and very very depressing。 It makes 1984 seem like a light read in comparison。 Delaney tries to infiltrate a global authoritarian regime and is predictably doomed to failure because it sees everything。 I didn't need this book to hammer home how many corners of my life are already commodified。 。。。more
Jan Thullen
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Follow up to The CircleDystopian tech satireReleased in indie bookstores weeks before being available at big book sellers
Leslie
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"LA Times，" October 10， 2021 "LA Times，" October 10， 2021 。。。more
Maggie
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Feels like such a dad book。 The word I kept thinking of was “facile。” And Dave’s my fave， so I say this with love。 The horrors wrought by Facebook are much more concerning to me than Amazon， and Dave just seems to have a really aggressive anti-Amazon bias。 But people are dying because of genocide facilitated by Facebook， Facebook and YouTube moderators are being radicalized and traumatized， AI is super racially biased and leads to false arrests and convictions of Black people， Instagram is makin Feels like such a dad book。 The word I kept thinking of was “facile。” And Dave’s my fave， so I say this with love。 The horrors wrought by Facebook are much more concerning to me than Amazon， and Dave just seems to have a really aggressive anti-Amazon bias。 But people are dying because of genocide facilitated by Facebook， Facebook and YouTube moderators are being radicalized and traumatized， AI is super racially biased and leads to false arrests and convictions of Black people， Instagram is making body image issues worse for one in three teen girls， and democracy is a failed experiment because of misinformation on Facebook… Plus， that black mirror episode already did the social ranking number thing。 Guess I’m feeling very cynical and this book didn’t give me anything I hoped for。 Wasn’t funny to me at all。 。。。more
Paul Wilner
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My thoughts:https://nobhillgazette。com/literature。。。 My thoughts:https://nobhillgazette。com/literature。。。 。。。more
Julian
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Apparently the bookstore I got this from （buy indie！*） put this on the floor a couple weeks too early， but I’m glad they did。At times this book — about the successor company to The Circle — was hilarious， at times meta**， at times absurd， but really， it just filled me with dread。 Even as a satire， not since On the Beach did I feel so nervous to turn certain pages， worried about what invasive feature might be introduced next。 Especially because the Easter egg on the copyright page （the friggin co Apparently the bookstore I got this from （buy indie！*） put this on the floor a couple weeks too early， but I’m glad they did。At times this book — about the successor company to The Circle — was hilarious， at times meta**， at times absurd， but really， it just filled me with dread。 Even as a satire， not since On the Beach did I feel so nervous to turn certain pages， worried about what invasive feature might be introduced next。 Especially because the Easter egg on the copyright page （the friggin copyright page！） is probably right:“This is a work of fiction。 Nothing described herein actually happened， though much of it likely will。 At that point， this will be a work of nonfiction。”Buy this book***。 At your local bookstore。 Then go stand on a beach and wait for the digital nuclear radiation to envelop you。 The tech companies are coming for us all。* because it’s the only way you can get this book right now** Excerpt， to wit: “There had been a movie made about The Circle—when it was still called that name—by a talented director and starring actors of consummate skill and renown， and yet the movie， despite its pedigree， was considered unsuccessful and seen by few。”*** or maybe don’t。 You don’t want us to see that your Personal Carbon Impact spiked， ya reckless， wasteful goon。 。。。more
Audiblelovers。com
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I really liked the premise of “The Circle”。 On the other hand the movie sucks。 Why did Dave support such movie？I downloaded the audiobook on audible today。 in German。It was published 6 weeks in advance to the English ebook and audiobook。 I have seen this before。 Strange anyway…。As the sequel to 👂 ATWOOD， Margret - （1985） The Handmaid‘s Tale （11hrs 1m） - narrated by Claire Danesit wasn’t necessary at all。But the story 👂 EGGERS， Dave - （2013-10） 🌟 The Circle （13hrs 36min） - narrated by Dion Graham I really liked the premise of “The Circle”。 On the other hand the movie sucks。 Why did Dave support such movie？I downloaded the audiobook on audible today。 in German。It was published 6 weeks in advance to the English ebook and audiobook。 I have seen this before。 Strange anyway…。As the sequel to 👂 ATWOOD， Margret - （1985） The Handmaid‘s Tale （11hrs 1m） - narrated by Claire Danesit wasn’t necessary at all。But the story 👂 EGGERS， Dave - （2013-10） 🌟 The Circle （13hrs 36min） - narrated by Dion Grahamis worth thinking one step further。 。。。more
Tom Mooney
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3。5This is a thoroughly enjoyable follow-up to The Circle。 It follows a similar path in that it is a book of wild， exciting ideas that spark hilarity and horror in equal measure。 This time we have a central character， Delaney， attempting to bring the company （renamed The Every after buying out Amazon） down from the inside after securing a job there。I would go as far as to argue that the ideas this time are even better， even more hideously likely to happen。 And they come like a torrent。 For the f 3。5This is a thoroughly enjoyable follow-up to The Circle。 It follows a similar path in that it is a book of wild， exciting ideas that spark hilarity and horror in equal measure。 This time we have a central character， Delaney， attempting to bring the company （renamed The Every after buying out Amazon） down from the inside after securing a job there。I would go as far as to argue that the ideas this time are even better， even more hideously likely to happen。 And they come like a torrent。 For the first 350 pages or so there's little by way of plot， more a slew of new apps and plans for humanity as Delaney attempts to push The Every off a cliff by coming up with every more insane and intrusive ideas - all of which are embraced by the conformist sheeples of the world's population。 This is all so enjoyable to read and pick apart。 The satire is rich and funny and， as with the best dystopian fiction， says more about where we are now than where we are going。Then some kind of plot kicks in。 If I'm being honest， this part wasn't that great。 It was kind of predictable and not that novel。 But I think I felt similarly about The Circle， too。 Still， a really fun read。 。。。more
Erika Russell
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Horrifying。 Brilliant。 Terrifying in its similarities to our current lives - a modern day 1984。
Olivia Veveiros
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Manages to be so spot on its both hilarious and terrifying
Danny Marcalo
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good， could be better。
Dan
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Will be very interested to discuss this one！
Idiot Sandwich
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The Circle was a very strong novel about social media - although rather boring。 But think: how exciting is it to read a novel about people who consume social media all day long？ My point exactly they look for the company's weaknesses， hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species。 But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save？ Does humanity truly want to be free？ A very interesting and also tragically true concept The Circle was a very strong novel about social media - although rather boring。 But think: how exciting is it to read a novel about people who consume social media all day long？ My point exactly they look for the company's weaknesses， hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species。 But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save？ Does humanity truly want to be free？ A very interesting and also tragically true concept 。。。more
Henk
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