The concept had a lot of promise. In the first half of the book, it seemed possible that the book might deliver. Unfortunately, one main character descended so far in to stereotype as to be close to be caricature , and the other faded into near nothingness.

We did have a reasonable discussion about what we had wished the book would be.

A rated it a \\\"No\\\" as a good book for book clubs, but that is not quite right. It makes for excellent discussion if you know what you are getting yourself into, and are willing to brave it.

This book was a difficult read because of the darkness, as well as some deliberate confusion. For many of us in the club, this made it difficult to appreciate the book\\\'s strengths, and it had many of those. It is extremely thought provoking and mentally challenging, and provides a look into a part of our world I had next to no information about.

My book club is in Silicon Valley, and although we can see why Eggers points the direction he does, there are far too many people aware of the risks, and willing to be activists on the subject, for society to go this far.

Add that to a main character that isn't convincing on her personal journey, and the book simply didn't resonate with our club. We shared rants and then didn't have much else to say.