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This novel captures well the feeling that the tech-bro-owned companies inspire in me...that sense that the world is worse for how they do things but also that there's so little one can do to resist them. And really, what's the alternative? My attempts at resistance remind me of the "Flaming Moe's" episode of The Simpsons where Homer yells, "You just lost yourself a customer!" but the bar is so full, Moe can't hear him. But I still try.

Read this in December & it still rattles about in my brain. It‘s set in 2040 when Amazon has taken over. 3 narrators - one the owner, one a security guard, & one person, a spy, who picks products off the shelves. It was written in 2019. Those who work in the warehouses also live there & their activities and locations are tracked. The ideas in the book feel very plausible and troubling. The conditions under which people feel safe is worth noting.

#12booksof2024 My favorite read in October
@Andrew65

I struggled to read this month. Hoping November works better for me. ??
The tagged is my "favorite" not in the sense of enjoyment but because I'll be thinking of this for a long time.

I'm calling this an excellent read because I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I finished a few days ago and I'm confident I'll be thinking about for a long time. The state of the world, and the live/work concept of Cloud, feel all too plausible, which is alarming. However, I wish the book had ended differently. This was probably the "right"ending as this isn't a feel good book but I'm a sucker for a happy ending. ?‍♀️

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in one of the MotherClouds, a work/ live concept of the near future 😬
@Cupcake12

I'm having my tea from another fun seasonal mug while I start this dystopian read that I suspect is going to sound only too plausible. 😬 #mugsoflitsy

Put to the top of my tbr by @BarbaraBB review.
Thanks to @Cathythoughts for the birthday gift last year.
What can I say- eat the rich and up the revolution. You can just see this happening.
A great, entertaining read.

In near future America, where resources are scarce (Black Friday massacres destroyed shopping in personal) and climate change has been pitiless, the only company that is thriving is Cloud. Led by one men, operated from warehouses where people work and live, drones deliver goods all over the world.
‘What happens when Big Brother meets Big Business?‘ it says in the blurb and that sums it up well.
A highly inventive story, frighteningly plausible.

⭐️⭐️I appreciate what the author was trying to say in terms of how corporate is taking over our lives however the execution was seriously lacking. Needed better character development and world building. Ending left me unsatisfied

Warehouse girl reading Warehouse book.

#snowflake #snowflakes #papersnowflakes

I got this book as an #arc years ago at a comic-con. It was so clever the way the author creates a dystopian world that is ruled by a big box store (walmart/costco). Scarily realistic and unlike anything I'd read before.
#february2022 #12booksof2022 #12daysofchristmas @Andrew65

My book clubs choice this month and it was a very popular read. High scores and a lively discussion about greed, capitalism and big business. Although described as a dystopian novel we all felt this is already happening in our present. This novel will might make you think.

Very interesting story, and having just watched WeCrashed with Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto it all makes more sense to me … out of my comfort zone reading .. and learning @EverydayImReading

I often feel like corporations are getting too powerful. In The Warehouse a company called Cloud sounds very much like Amazon, and it‘s by far the largest shipping operation in the country. The employees live in tiny apartments on site, work 9 hour days 6 days a week, and make less than minimum wage.

Two characters get hired, each with an agenda to sabotage Cloud.

I really liked this, great pacing, twists I didn‘t see coming, fun read!

August #booksin and doublespin books. I‘m really enjoying The Warehouse, about halfway through it already.

Book 106🎧 4⭐️

This book was almost a 5⭐️, the body was so good and I thought it was going to lead up to this huge reveal but it kinda just got closed up nicely and that‘s that.

I wanted to know more about the box, the power, the burgers😂

But aside from that, an amazing novel and very easy to imagine based on our current state of things and the power of Amazon!

This book is sooo good! It reminded me of 1984 for modern times. The idea of what would happen if big brother combined with big business. The author has executed it so well it feels possible. The comparisons to Amazon and Walmart were there and I feel like I could get more from this story from a reread because it is so clever. #pop22 #popsugar #highlyrecommend #mustread

Retail giant Cloud has essentially taken over a future dystopian world which is almost unhabitable. Paxton and Zinnia both have their reasons for applying to their live-work facilities.. parallels to our world of 2021 hit a little close to home...

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 134
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Starting off #AwesomeApril with this one.

My goals for the readathon are:
🔸️Finish 8 books
🔸️At least 1 #botm book

@Andrew65

??? The world has long been a hot desert with ghost towns because of the global warming. "Cloud" is a place where you can get a job, housing and everything necessary for life. Sounds good, but what is the price? The story is told on behalf of three characters. There are a lot of things that are hidden between lines. Unfortunately, the main characters didn't seem interesting to me, so I rate the book only three stars(

Entertaining dystopian thriller that muses on how the company that puts Amazon out of business might upend daily work and life. That behemoth is called 'Cloud', Amazon on steroids, with an army of drones and a workforce who live and work on sites across the country. The story is told from 3 POV's: Cloud's dying founder, and two new recruits, a jilted ex-CEO and a corporate spy. An eerily possible dystopic world, though the end is pretty bonkers.

Hart's fictional Amazon in The Warehouse is effective and damning. It doesn't read as fiction as much as dystopia-new realism. Literally 7 of the 8 blurbs on the back mention the sense of this potentially being right around the corner. Hart did a great job at showing the convenience of online retail and the human cost for the low prices & quick delivery. Also, as you can see from the picture I've done more than my share of ordering from them. 👇

I really loved this one even though it envisioned a scary future for our world. This story is set in the future where an online retailer basically runs the entire US. The employees both work and live on each of the company's campuses, and they are under the constant, watchful eye of the company. The company's founder is sick with only a short time left to live, and he is using that time to make final visits to his company's facilities.
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@FantasyChick continues to kill it with her #newyearwhodis picks! I‘ve been doing the audio for this at work but I was so close to the end today that I finished it on my kindle! An uncomfortably realistic dystopia, where Amazon reigns supreme. It doesn‘t sound horrifying. But it is.

Would really rather not be at work today, so I‘m listening to this #newyearwhodis audiobook and hoping it makes me a bit more grateful for the job I have! 😬 Also: BLACK FRIDAY MASSACRES?!
@FantasyChick @monalyisha

I've been so curious about this book and was excited to finally read it. It was darker than expected. I like the world that was created - recognizable but different. I think this book tried to hit on too many different hot button topics to be really enjoyable to me. Still glad I gave it a read! I did listen to the audio and it was okay.

Holy crap. This book was great. I was so drawn into the dystopian Rob Hart created and kept wanting more. It was well paced and built this world that we are all familiar with, but then added twists and turns along the way. A must read for anybody who utilizes a company named after a river in South America.

This image might be hard to read, but I loved that author Rob Hart took the time to explain his dedication to Maria Fernandez and how her untimely death inspired his novel. ‘The Warehouse‘ continues to resonate with me long after I finished it.

I actually quite enjoyed this one. But I'm not sure, if I'm satisfied with the ending... 🤔

Anyone read it?

#readingmom #librarybook #finished

Spending the evening in bed with some nice warm milk with honey and a reeeaaaally good book. Can totally recommend the tagged one.

#readingmom #eveningmood

1. Pizza 🍕
2. Yes!
3. Toddler swimming course with the twins
4. Waaaaaaaay too many 😅
5. Hmm... Red, green, blue...

@howjessreads #friyayintro

Love the tagged book so far. Today is reserved for some house keeping stuff... Doing the laundry, vaccum cleaning, dishwasher... 😒 Not too exciting. Loving my viking mug. 😊

#audiocleaning #viking #postcards #readingmom

'I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman that produces the cloth or shapes it into a garment will starve in the process' - Benjamin Harrison, US President 1891
See my full review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3005054759

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This book is good. Well written and a compelling look at what it means to be part of the labor precariat where the only jobs available treat you as completely disposable. But it was so grim and such a terrifyingly realistic vision of the future that I couldn‘t handle it. I need something a little more escapist!

In the not too distant future, two people with ulterior motives sign up to work for Cloud, an Amazon to the nth degree company which has largely taken over society. This is a completely entertaining book which is also smart social commentary. I highly recommend it.

I just started this and I‘m loving it so far!

A chilling look at what might happen if a corporation was allowed to take over pretty much everything. Scarily plausible.

Probably best not to order your copy from Amazon...

Just resting my book #dogsoflitsy

This futuristic read is like totally plausible. Strong likeable characters.

New work commute audiobook

The concept of Cloud and its MotherClouds where workers live and work felt all too real after hearing stories of Amazon, Facebook and Google. At first I thought this was going to be another book just like The Circle. But this added a layer of corporate espionage and someone who we know from the start is not who or what they say they are. Definitely a page turner and I enjoyed it from start to finish. #reviewathon book 8.

Back from holiday to free bookmail! Freebie from penguin for participating in their Bookmarks forum. Hadn't heard about this one, but sounds right up my street.

Just a little bedtime reading.
Waiting for the weekend