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Summary: Imagine if the big box stores were really like this..
Review: This is horrifying. Some of the real scary bits are left to ones imagination.
I couldn't put this one down and had to re read some paragraphs out of morbid curiosity.
Way cool :)
David
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Summary: Good but imperfect
Review: At first glance, The Store might appear to be a rehash of Stephen King's Needful Things. Both deal with rather sinister shops, but the similarities essentially end there. Bentley Little's novel is a dark satire that is well-written and suspenseful, although it does fall apart a little at the end.The story focuses on Bill Davis, whose family resides in the small Arizona town of Juniper. Juniper is one of those middle-of-nowhere towns in which there is not much in the way of shopping choices, and in fact, most of the times, the residents must go out of town to get what they need. Into this sleepy village comes The Store, a generically-named, sinister (but obvious) version of Wal Mart. The Store offers a great selection and low prices. Unfortunately, The Store also offers much more to those who wander down the wrong aisles: racist video games, snuff films and cheap explosives. It also has a rather rigid employment policy which requires dark rituals to get hired and severe consequences for disobedience or quitting. Then there are the mysterious Night Managers... As with most of Little's best novels, this succeeds both as horror novel and satire. It is exciting reading, but as with many horror novels, the ending is a bit weak. Also, while we are expected to suspend our disbelief for supernatural fiction, there should at least be plausibility, and in some of the events of this story, such plausibility is a bit lacking. These flaws keep The Store from being a great book, but it is still pretty darn good and - though not Little's best effort - it is a fun read.
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Summary: makes a good sleep aid
Review: This book is terrible. I read The Walking and I found it entertaining, if a little simplistic. This book, however, is ridiculous. The plot is threadbare. The ending is ludicrous. Perhaps it would make for an entertaining read if I was 14 years old. Suprising to see incest used as a plot device in such an offhand manner. I recommend not wasting your time.
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Summary: Blue Light Special on Bone Saws: Aisle 9
Review: When The Store opened in Juniper, Arizona, the entire town turned out. The Store was supposed to help the town recover economically from the closing of the paper mills in the 80's instead it sought to destroy the small businesses all ready there, to financially break the town and then underwrite the police force, parks and recreation etc. and eventually ran its own people for mayor and town council positions easily winning the elections. Then there were the animals that kept seeking death in The Store's parking lot by causes unknown, the bloody rituals that employees were required to participate in and the strange police force that patrolled the store at night. Anyone who fought the store either was bought out or disappeared. The store stocked illegal and bizarre items on its selves and insisted upon having escorts show people through The Store allowing those so inclined to explore their darkest desires. One man Bill Davis whose daughters Samantha and Shannon worked for the store goes to see Newman King the founder and CEO of the store, a Howard Hughes type recluse who spoke to his customers through press releases. He wants his daughter released from their ironclad contracts that won't allow them to quit without some sort of repercussions. King offers him a position as a store manager and Bill accepts thinking that he can change The Store from the inside an incredibly dangerous move. He's nearly sucked into The Store mentally but snaps out of it when he discovers a dark secret. He contacts other disgruntled managers and together they decide to take back their towns. The Store was intense and fascinating so many points Little makes are so true of many large corporations. This text bares warnings for all of us to heed. An excellent Horror read!!!
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Summary: Definitely up to Little's standards
Review: Do you like freaky, unnatural novels? Do you like the feeling of chills going up & down your spine? I know I do, which is why Bentley Little is one of my favorite arthurs. This particular novel is quite interesting. Not as scary, creepy as his other novels, but definitely strange. It about a store chain that is taking over America, one store at a time. I wouldn't want to work at this store, not after reading what they do to employees who displease them. In the battle of corporations vs. small business owners, I'd say Bentley Little is on the side of the small business owners!
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