Books like The Circle
The Circle by Dave Eggers sits in Social satire and Surveillance state. These 6 titles are its nearest neighbors in the index, matched by shared subgenre and theme. Each link goes to a full entry with metadata and where to read.
1. The Memory Police (1994)
By Yōko Ogawa. Shares the same Surveillance state territory, and a shared focus on Memory and identity and Surveillance with The Circle.
The Memory Police is a dystopian work by Yōko Ogawa, published in 1994. The Dystopia Index files it under the surveillance state, tracing documented themes of memory and identity and surveillance. This entry links the book to its subgenres, themes, related titles, and where to read or borrow it.
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
By George Orwell. Shares the same Social satire and Surveillance state territory, and a shared focus on Memory and identity and Surveillance with The Circle.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian work by George Orwell, published in 1949. The Dystopia Index files it under the surveillance state, totalitarian control, and dystopian social satire, tracing documented themes of censorship, rebellion, surveillance, and memory and identity. This entry links the book to its subgenres, themes, related titles, and where to read or borrow it.
3. Meccania (1918)
By "Owen Gregory". Shares the same Social satire and Surveillance state territory, and a shared focus on Surveillance with The Circle.
Meccania is a dystopian work by "Owen Gregory", published in 1918. The Dystopia Index files it under totalitarian control, dystopian social satire, and the surveillance state, tracing documented themes of propaganda and surveillance. This entry links the book to its subgenres, themes, related titles, and where to read or borrow it.
4. The Shockwave Rider (1975)
By John Brunner. Shares the same Surveillance state territory, and a shared focus on Surveillance with The Circle.
The Shockwave Rider is a dystopian work by John Brunner, published in 1975. The Dystopia Index files it under the surveillance state, tracing documented themes of surveillance. This entry links the book to its subgenres, themes, related titles, and where to read or borrow it.
5. The Heart Goes Last (2015)
By Margaret Atwood. Shares the same Social satire and Surveillance state territory, and a shared focus on Surveillance with The Circle.
The Heart Goes Last is a dystopian work by Margaret Atwood, published in 2015. The Dystopia Index files it under feminist dystopia, post-apocalyptic collapse, dystopian social satire, and the surveillance state, tracing documented themes of reproductive control and surveillance. This entry links the book to its subgenres, themes, related titles, and where to read or borrow it.
6. The Jagged Orbit (1969)
By John Brunner. Shares the same Surveillance state territory, and a shared focus on Surveillance with The Circle.
The Jagged Orbit is a dystopian work by John Brunner, published in 1969. The Dystopia Index files it under corporate and consumer dystopia and the surveillance state, tracing documented themes of surveillance. This entry links the book to its subgenres, themes, related titles, and where to read or borrow it.