"The store" by James Patterson & Richard Dilallo - Big brother is watching.
This book is published by Random house UK in 2017 and has 304 pages.
The Store is an online shop that sells anything and everything online and delivers through delivery drones. Jacob and Megan Brandice are writers cum investigative journalists. They decide to take up a job at The Store to get the inside story. When Brandice family (Jacob, Megan, Lindsey, Alex) move to Newberg they discover unimaginable things.
What does The Store do? What is the real story? Can Jacob expose?
It's a modern version of George Orwell's 1986. I remember, I have read a book with the theme of 'Big brother is watching' by John Grisham about a law firm. Here its 'The Store'. The Store watches everyone and everything. Law's are being rewritten to suit The Store. It's very powerful and no one knows the truth behind it.
Jacob's crusade against The Store causes him to lose his job, his family and almost his sanity. He turns from an author to a fugitive during the course of the story.
The story is good. But it has it's own flaws. If The Store knows everything, how come it misses out on one vital thing? If there are cameras everywhere, how come they don't detect the conspiracy?
The story is set in near future. Story gets more marks for the concept than for execution. The end is abrupt. It's not an ascending graph.
Why did I read this book? James Patterson
What I didn't like? Holes in the story
What did I like? Concept
Read if you have extra free time.
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