The Store | 
pick⭐⭐⭐ The Store knows everything you do and everything you say. You and your family are under surveillance 24/7 An entertaining read, I would call it more of a light kind of thriller in that it held my interest and I wanted to see how it ended but I wasn't madly turning the pages with my heart racing. Definitely leaves you thinking about Artificial Intelligence and just how much information is gathered about us these days.
pickIs it weird to say that this book SERIOUSLY reminded me of the South Park episode Unfulfilled, but kind of in the best way possible. I enjoyed the fast paced story, and would definitely recommend it. I‘m on a bit of a James Patterson kick right now, and I‘m loving every minute of it! +3 for #TeamSlaughter
Changed my mind. Put down the Goosebumps story the turn on a James Patterson mystery audiobook and attempt another seasonal manicure. 💕💅🏻 #TeamSlaughter
Yeahhhh! I love getting these emails! Another audiobook ready for #Scarathlon. This one sounds good too! 🖤
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pickThe Store by James Patterson - One of the best books that I've recently read. I couldn't put this book down. Full of interesting twists. “I don't have to stretch my imagination far to envision a future of unparalleled convenience, fueled by a powerful online retailer that knows everything about us.“ (James Patterson)
pickI am a sucker for books about the evil corporation taking over the country. This book was its strongest describing life in New Burg, NE and Jacob and Megan‘s jobs at The Store. As Jacob began his descent into paranoia and rebellion it got more predictable. Still, I enjoyed reading it although the ending was a little anti climatic.
panThe best part of this book was when I realized the last 200 pages was actually a different novel. Thank God.
No offense meant to anyone (except James Patterson), but man, this book sucks.
Struggling through it for book club but the writing is so juvenile and simple minded... ugh.
pickPlease note the book I read has a library bar code. Should you decide to read it too (and you should decide to read it too) trust this advice: check it out from a library or buy a copy from an independent book seller. You will feel safer and smarter and almost like James Patterson likes you better. Support what matters!
so-soNot one of my favorites by James Patterson. It is a quick read but it didn‘t give me that excitement that I usually get from his books.
Not only is Patterson giving away half a million dollars in holiday bonuses to booksellers this year, he's also released a thinly veiled and curmudgeonly tirade against amazon called The Store. He knows how to warm this bookseller's heart for sure!
panProbably the worst JP book. I wanted to bail early, but given his short, simple chapters and it not being that long, I read it.
I thought about this one, then passed on it for the moment.. and then one of my girlfriends that I work with at the library told me it‘s pretty good.. so here we go! 👋🏻👋🏻 #currentread
I haven‘t read a Patterson book in about a decade. This one caught my eye.
Hotel room tonight so I get to start this one. I am assuming The Store is really Amazon?
pickWhat the world could become like with drones beginning to become so popular. Plus big box stores.
pickJust finished this new book from James Patterson and it was very good. Sadly I could see a situation like The Store happening in the future. Technology is taking over the world and it might not always be a good thing.
pickSay what you will about Patterson and his ghostwriters but he supports local indie bookstores. The Store is basically a riff on Amazon which is some omnipotent conglomerate trying to take over everything and be a permanent fixture in everyone's lives. Think Stepford Wives but with a corporate sponsor. They can't be stopped or exposed like Amazon and everyone is drinking the Kool-Aid like Amazon. AMAZON IS EVIL! EVIL!
Today's library haul. I think everyone who uses my library has stopped reading. I wanted a quick read so put my name on the hold list for this Patterson last week ... and I was number 2!!! Then I saw Borne on the shelf and remembered it was on my want to read list.
pickI enjoyed this quick read about a giant retailer with a hidden agenda. The Store knows everything about you and exists only to get larger and larger. You are only a means to an end. The Store monitors its employees and "users" constantly, has armies of lobbyists influencing public policy.
I hadn't read Patterson in years, but his support of indie bookstores is inspiring. So, I picked this one up. I liked it. Reminded me of Stepford Wives.
I haven't read a James Patterson book in 10 years. Not because I don't like him, but because he is doing just fine without my help. But how can I resist a thriller about a massive online retailer with a hidden agenda? Thank you James Patterson for supporting indie bookstores in so many ways.
The Store is definitely #OffTheirRocker in this book by James Patterson. They have cameras in our homes, businesses, on streets and in our cars. They also have drones following us so that the sky is full of drones to the point you almost can't see the sun. Everyone knows everything about everyone else on tablets you carry 24/7. Creepy. If you have a problem with this, they relocate you.
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pickA look into a society run by an online superstore. It felt like a stripping down of Amazon. Scary to think how much big internet stores know about our preferences and how they can change how we live.
#TBRtemptation post 1! #BEA17 edition! Slated for an August 27th release. A much discussed book at the Librarians' Lounge. The Store knows you better than you. A powerful retailer, it can deliver anything via drone, anticipating your every need. Jacob and Megan Brandeis are NY writers about to lose their job to society's shifts. In order to retain them, they go undercover at The Store, finding shocking secrets. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
Waiting with the marvelous @Reecaspieces now 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! We @Litsy folk stick together! 😎😉👍🏻 #BEA17 #LitsyPhotoOp
