“My God, it’s heaven.”
The Circle by Dave Eggers starts with this line from its female protagonist Mae Holland. This is the reaction she was able to summon upon arriving at the compound of what was going to be her new office. She is amazed at the landscape of the campus, where she could see a tennis and a volleyball court, a fountain, and a day care center where the children of the employees stay while the employees work. There are children running about when she arrives, screaming and having fun as they enjoy the wide expanse of the campus in California. Mae ...