Exactly how steamy is this story?
R
The Circle gets a hard R, Shmoopers. Sex scenes crop up pretty frequently throughout the novel, and Dave Eggers doesn't spare the details when they do.
Whether Mae Holland is experiencing yet another bout of sexual dissatisfaction with Francis Garaventa—who always climaxes before she's had a chance to do much of anything and who never offers to return the favor—or whether she's sneaking into a bathroom to get yet more proof of the mysterious Kalden's sexual prowess, The Circle makes the details plain and clear.
Is Dave Eggers trying to turn us on, or is he saying something about the voyeurism of our social media-saturated lives? We'll leave that one for you to decide.