The Noise
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Summary
If you hear it， it’s too late。 Can two sisters save us all？
In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。
“This is a really entertaining thriller; the authors pull the reader in with a series of intriguing questions， and， as they answer one of them， they pose new ones。 The pacing is very good， too: like Michael Crichton （who might have written something very like this）， Patterson and Barker keep ratcheting up the suspense and the sense of impending doom， until， by the end， we wish we could read faster just so we can find out what happens next。” –Booklist
In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。
“This is a really entertaining thriller; the authors pull the reader in with a series of intriguing questions， and， as they answer one of them， they pose new ones。 The pacing is very good， too: like Michael Crichton （who might have written something very like this）， Patterson and Barker keep ratcheting up the suspense and the sense of impending doom， until， by the end， we wish we could read faster just so we can find out what happens next。” –Booklist
Reviews
Lillian Cummings
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The day started out like any other day for Tennant and her little sister Sophie but then the noise came。 Their world will never the same again and then the people came that tried to take everything away。 A special group of individuals have been gathered and brought out to see what caused the anomaly but what the team finds makes no sense。Dr Martha Chan can’t understand what has happened to the village but she knows something is very wrong and when the girls are found & taken away。 She knows that The day started out like any other day for Tennant and her little sister Sophie but then the noise came。 Their world will never the same again and then the people came that tried to take everything away。 A special group of individuals have been gathered and brought out to see what caused the anomaly but what the team finds makes no sense。Dr Martha Chan can’t understand what has happened to the village but she knows something is very wrong and when the girls are found & taken away。 She knows that she needs to find answers before something else happens。 Harbin & Martha start digging further into the anomaly and what they find is terrifying as they doesn’t seem to be a way to stop it from continuing。 Can Sophie help them stop what is happening or will she turn against them？ A good solid read pretty frightening knowing that man can do so much harm。 I was lucky enough to receive a copy from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review。 Martha kicked ass throughout the whole book 。。。more
Mackey
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Let me state up front that J。D。Barker could write a phone book and I would read it and enjoy it。 I have， in the past， given his books less that five stars because I thought he could do a better job than he did - NOT because I thought he wasn't stunningly awesome。 That said， I started The Noise late in the afternoon and did not put it down once， not even， until I finished late last night。 I was spellbound from start to finish。 As with all of Barker's books， The Noise will not appeal to everyone b Let me state up front that J。D。Barker could write a phone book and I would read it and enjoy it。 I have， in the past， given his books less that five stars because I thought he could do a better job than he did - NOT because I thought he wasn't stunningly awesome。 That said， I started The Noise late in the afternoon and did not put it down once， not even， until I finished late last night。 I was spellbound from start to finish。 As with all of Barker's books， The Noise will not appeal to everyone but it sure as hell made my day！ The Noise。。。 two girls， part of a survivalist group in the mountains of Oregon， are the lone survivors of something that wiped out their entire village， literally everything was decimated to the ground as though a tornado had leveled it， crushing everyone and everything in its path。 Except that there was no tornado， or any other weather related incident in the area。 Nor were there nuclear events， military attacks nor any other reasonable explanations for the horror。 Scientists are called in to study the area and the two girls - one whom appears to be fine and the other who is behaving strangely。 And then it happens again in a small city just up the road from the village。。。Holy。 Freaking。 Terrifying。 You know， I don't watch movies or television， books are my thing， and I love it when books are written in such a way that I can visualize exactly how they would play out on a screen。 Often what I picture in my head is far more horrifying than anything producers come up with which is why I stick to books。 The Noise is a perfect illustration of this。 It ticked all of the boxes for me: Disaster。 Science Run Amuck。 Government Gone Wrong。 Barely Plausible but。。。 what if？ And then there is the ending。。。。。。。。 they were still running。。。 The Noise is a little Sci-fy， a little disaster thriller， a little medical thriller， so cross-genre that you can't really put it into a category at all。 I loved it， obviously， and highly recommend it， especially to those who are bored to tears with most of the stuff coming out right now。 I'll also note here: You can put James Patterson's name on any book that you want。 I've never been a Patterson fan and I never will be。 Clinton wrote that poli-sci thriller and The Noise is all Barker from start to finish。 It was the same with the last book as well。 Hell， I don't even know if Patterson is still alive。 Sacrilegious？ IDK。 IDC。 I just read J。D。 Barker。 。。。more
Lee
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In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。I did enjoy this but I thought as JD Barker （of whom I am a huge fan） was a co au In the shadow of Mount Hood， sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest， building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams。 From out of nowhere， their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar。 But the sound only gets worse 。 。 。I did enjoy this but I thought as JD Barker （of whom I am a huge fan） was a co author this would have been a more gripping story。 It was good but not memorable as far as I am concerned。 I found that I was not really attached to the characters but in saying that I did finish the book and would give it a three star rating。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the book。 。。。more
Pauline
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Two young sisters out in the woods early in the morning hear a loud noise that frightens and disorients them， with their fathers help they hide in a cellar and wait for it to end。 When they feel that it is safe to leave they find that everyone is dead and all the surrounding buildings have been destroyed。The army， a group of doctors and scientists are sent to find out what’s going on。I am a fan out both of the authors who wrote this book but I wasn’t as gripped in this story as with previous boo Two young sisters out in the woods early in the morning hear a loud noise that frightens and disorients them， with their fathers help they hide in a cellar and wait for it to end。 When they feel that it is safe to leave they find that everyone is dead and all the surrounding buildings have been destroyed。The army， a group of doctors and scientists are sent to find out what’s going on。I am a fan out both of the authors who wrote this book but I wasn’t as gripped in this story as with previous books。Thank you to NetGalley， Little， Brown and Company and J。D。 Barker for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Beth
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Netgalley provided ARC。I don't know。 I've got to think on this one a bit。 My first thought is I didn't like it but。。。 Netgalley provided ARC。I don't know。 I've got to think on this one a bit。 My first thought is I didn't like it but。。。 。。。more
Monica
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Mixed reactions on this one。。。 Loved the horror story aspect （huge Barker fan so I had high expectations！） and the unique spin on the impending catastrophe。 The story was well paced and I was completely engaged and cheering for the sisters and our main protagonist， Martha。 But the ending fell a bit short for me。。。 I didn't completely understand the final explanations surrounding the "noise" and the conclusion felt rushed。Overall this is definitely worth your reading time and I recommend to horro Mixed reactions on this one。。。 Loved the horror story aspect （huge Barker fan so I had high expectations！） and the unique spin on the impending catastrophe。 The story was well paced and I was completely engaged and cheering for the sisters and our main protagonist， Martha。 But the ending fell a bit short for me。。。 I didn't completely understand the final explanations surrounding the "noise" and the conclusion felt rushed。Overall this is definitely worth your reading time and I recommend to horror/sci-fi readers！ *Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the advanced reader's copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Angeladyrcz
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These are two of my favorite authors and the book was very well written， it just wasn't my favorite type of book as I'm not a big sci-fi person。 We hear perspectives of "The noise" from several characters ranging from a teenager to a nurse to a military leader and their roles in trying to determine what is actually happening and where it comes from。 As they all eventually work together to determine the next steps， the chaos that the noise is causing is quickly building。 Thanks to NetGalley and t These are two of my favorite authors and the book was very well written， it just wasn't my favorite type of book as I'm not a big sci-fi person。 We hear perspectives of "The noise" from several characters ranging from a teenager to a nurse to a military leader and their roles in trying to determine what is actually happening and where it comes from。 As they all eventually work together to determine the next steps， the chaos that the noise is causing is quickly building。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity！ 。。。more
Theresa Alan
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On the one hand， if all you’re looking for in a book is plot and pacing， this one succeeds。 However， if you want a book that’s about a huge threat to humanity and actually care about any of the humanity—including the main characters—this fails。 I’ve read J。D。 Barker before and liked his work。 I also made the comment on one of those books that it felt like the reading equivalent of watching a movie。 That’s not a bad thing， but I guess as a reader I’m used to putting some effort of my own in inter On the one hand， if all you’re looking for in a book is plot and pacing， this one succeeds。 However， if you want a book that’s about a huge threat to humanity and actually care about any of the humanity—including the main characters—this fails。 I’ve read J。D。 Barker before and liked his work。 I also made the comment on one of those books that it felt like the reading equivalent of watching a movie。 That’s not a bad thing， but I guess as a reader I’m used to putting some effort of my own in interpreting the novel。 When 16-year-old Tennant and her younger sister Sophie are checking rabbit traps as their survivalist parents taught them to， their father scoops them up and shoves them in a bunker， which allows them to survive the strange sound/vibration， but what they’ve survived not even an assembled team of specialists in their field can figure out。The pacing is relentless， so if that’s what you’re in the mood for， you will enjoy this， but as soon as I switched to a women’s fiction novel， I actually cared about what was happening to the fictional characters。 Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this novel， which RELEASES AUGUST 16， 2021。 。。。more
Danielle Tremblay
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This stand-alone scientific thriller， first told from the point of view of two girls， Tennant and Sophie， and then alternately from all the main characters， describes a threat， a kind of computer virus that contaminates not only machines， but also and above all the brains where it is first "downloaded" through a deafening noise。 All the contaminated people form only a swarm having no other goal than to add other members to their group and to flee together or to run towards their probable destruc This stand-alone scientific thriller， first told from the point of view of two girls， Tennant and Sophie， and then alternately from all the main characters， describes a threat， a kind of computer virus that contaminates not only machines， but also and above all the brains where it is first "downloaded" through a deafening noise。 All the contaminated people form only a swarm having no other goal than to add other members to their group and to flee together or to run towards their probable destruction。The authors make us discover little by little the political-military aspect behind this noise and the contamination it causes。I know that research is actually being done to create a person-machine interface that would allow one to communicate with the other without having to be plugged in。 Many of you have certainly seen news reports of people making objects react without a mouse or keyboard， simply by the "power of their mind"。 What will be the next step in such research？ I hope with all my heart that it will not be what happens throughout this exciting novel， because what happens at the end is one of the most horrifying ideas I have ever read。Anyway， the behavior of the infected people is very reminiscent of the zombies in the movies。 And this novel will certainly get the same success when put in pictures。I had never read a James Patterson novel， but I have read several by J。D。 Barker。 I now find that these two authors have much in common and readers of one have an excellent chance of enjoying the works of the other as well。I must say that the suspense of this novel kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish and I read it faster than I usually do。 I recommend it to all fans of political-scientific thrillers。 。。。more
Patricia Romero
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IF YOU HEAR IT IT’S TOO LATE！Close to Mount Hood a group of people are living off-grid and doing just fine。 They are self-sufficient and doing well。Until the day that sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps in the woods with her eight-year-old sister Sophie and they feel a powerful and strange vibration coming out of the forest。 Like a tornado。 When their father suddenly appears and tosses them into the nearest cellar。 But the sound doesn’t stop。 It’s horrible and Sophie is bleeding fr IF YOU HEAR IT IT’S TOO LATE！Close to Mount Hood a group of people are living off-grid and doing just fine。 They are self-sufficient and doing well。Until the day that sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps in the woods with her eight-year-old sister Sophie and they feel a powerful and strange vibration coming out of the forest。 Like a tornado。 When their father suddenly appears and tosses them into the nearest cellar。 But the sound doesn’t stop。 It’s horrible and Sophie is bleeding from her ears and rocking back and forth。And then the army comes in and takes them to the nearest base。 Sophie is uncontrollable and seems possessed， mumbling a name over and over。 Her temperature is way above normal and she is super strong。Patterson and Barker writing together is genius。 They both know how to crank up the tension and keep you turning the page long after you should be asleep！ And of course， there are lots of puzzles to figure out and theories to test and plenty of people getting killed in the goriest of ways。Always a pleasure！NetGalley/ August 16th， 2021， by Little， Brown， and Company 。。。more
Jennifer
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Not your typical Barker/Patterson。 This one had much more of a science fiction feel。 While it was a good book it was not what I expected。 It did however give you pause to think WHAT could be in the future。
Owl。_。
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Wow！ Not at all what I was expecting。 Would definitely classify this as a sci-fi thriller。 Not my typical genre but I have to say 。。。 this one took me by surprise and in a positive way。 Recommend！ Thank you #netgalley and #littlebrownandcompany for the eARC。
Justin
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I have absolutely loved everything that JD Barker has written。 His "A Callers Game" and "4MK" series were among my favorite books of the past few years。 While his others are generally skewed towards police procedurals and traditional thrillers， this is more akin to a "Dawn of the Dead" vibe。 As usually， the writing is top-notch and suspenseful。However， I didn't feel as engrossed as I did with some of his others。 I'm not sure if it was a misfire on his part or just me expecting something else， bu I have absolutely loved everything that JD Barker has written。 His "A Callers Game" and "4MK" series were among my favorite books of the past few years。 While his others are generally skewed towards police procedurals and traditional thrillers， this is more akin to a "Dawn of the Dead" vibe。 As usually， the writing is top-notch and suspenseful。However， I didn't feel as engrossed as I did with some of his others。 I'm not sure if it was a misfire on his part or just me expecting something else， but it just didn't wow me like I'm used to from him。 Nonetheless， he is still one of my new favorite authors and I'll be sure to be back for his new one！Thank you to the author and NetGalley for an ARC copy to share my honest thoughts about。 。。。more
Terry
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I would like to thank Mr。 Barker， Mr。 Patterson and of course NetGalley， for the ARC of this thrilling novel set for release in mid-August。 My review is strictly my own thoughts and opinions。 The novel centers around two young girls Tennant （16） and Sophie Riggin （8）。 They are 4th generation survivalists living in small village on Mt。 Hood， Oregon。 While out checking their traps， they hear an ear-piercing "noise" and are rushed off by their dad and placed in an underground cellar。 When they are I would like to thank Mr。 Barker， Mr。 Patterson and of course NetGalley， for the ARC of this thrilling novel set for release in mid-August。 My review is strictly my own thoughts and opinions。 The novel centers around two young girls Tennant （16） and Sophie Riggin （8）。 They are 4th generation survivalists living in small village on Mt。 Hood， Oregon。 While out checking their traps， they hear an ear-piercing "noise" and are rushed off by their dad and placed in an underground cellar。 When they are able to leave the bunker， they find complete devastation。 What has caused this？ As people in Oregon are becoming infected， a team of scientists from all different backgrounds is quickly assembled to try to figure out what is happening。 This was a very intense novel that had me guessing the entire time。 As a voracious reader of the Thriller genre， I pride myself on predicting the outcome of most novels。 This one had me guessing the entire time and the moment I had something figured out， the story switched gears and I was guessing again。 A must-read for any J。D。 Barker or James Patterson fan。 。。。more
Jenn Brouwer
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Horrifying！ A great read by two great authors。 I am including this side note in case there are others who feel the same。 I had stopped reading Patterson （who used to be my absolute favourite） so many co authored books made it seem more fluke quantity over quality。 This book however was downright phenomenal and did not lack in quality at all。 Both of these authors styles meshed well and this book was literally something from my worst nightmares。 Crazy doesn’t begin to describe it。 Super twisted a Horrifying！ A great read by two great authors。 I am including this side note in case there are others who feel the same。 I had stopped reading Patterson （who used to be my absolute favourite） so many co authored books made it seem more fluke quantity over quality。 This book however was downright phenomenal and did not lack in quality at all。 Both of these authors styles meshed well and this book was literally something from my worst nightmares。 Crazy doesn’t begin to describe it。 Super twisted and scary as heck。 This gets 5 huge stars from me。 I am so glad I gave it a chance！ 。。。more
Julie
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Holy cannoli。。 that was so good ！ I went thru the 70% of the book while camping and then life took over :（ and had difficulty finding time to read。 This was really good。 It takes you for the beginning and just holds on until the last page！ I have no idea what to say about this book other than saying how amazing it is。。 Thank you so much for this ARC。
Rose
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I have just finished reading The Noise by James Patterson and J。D。 Barker。WOW！ What a book – I could not put it down！This duo of very talented writers - James Patterson and J。D。 Barker have done it again！！They are favourites of mine， and their creativity and imagination never disappoint！This is a fast pace psychological thriller/Science Fiction meets Fantasy book！Another book that would make for a great movie script！Taking place in the Pacific Northwest with two young sisters trapping in the for I have just finished reading The Noise by James Patterson and J。D。 Barker。WOW！ What a book – I could not put it down！This duo of very talented writers - James Patterson and J。D。 Barker have done it again！！They are favourites of mine， and their creativity and imagination never disappoint！This is a fast pace psychological thriller/Science Fiction meets Fantasy book！Another book that would make for a great movie script！Taking place in the Pacific Northwest with two young sisters trapping in the forest – Then get ready！Very unique and one of a kind storyline！！！If you like these two authors， and who could not – read it as soon as you can！4。5 Stars from this reader。#TheNoise #NetGalley 。。。more
Abi
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In the shadow of Mount Hood sisters and survivalists， Tennant and Sophie， are out checking traps when they are overcome by a crescendo of screams。 Thrown into an underground storm cellar and locked inside by their father， the noise grows ever more deafening。But when the sound subsides， the chaos is far from over… Upon receiving an email titled “Psst。 Wanna be one of the first to read THE NOISE by J。D。 Barker and James Patterson？”， I rushed online to claim my eARC。 I have never read anything by P In the shadow of Mount Hood sisters and survivalists， Tennant and Sophie， are out checking traps when they are overcome by a crescendo of screams。 Thrown into an underground storm cellar and locked inside by their father， the noise grows ever more deafening。But when the sound subsides， the chaos is far from over… Upon receiving an email titled “Psst。 Wanna be one of the first to read THE NOISE by J。D。 Barker and James Patterson？”， I rushed online to claim my eARC。 I have never read anything by Patterson even though he is a household name， but J。D。 Barker penned one of the best thrillers I have ever read， and it was with high anticipation I began this book straight away。Even though I was keen to read this title， I wasn’t sure whether I would like it due to the dual authorship。 To be completely honest I didn’t even have a clue how that works。 So， don’t quote me on this， as I had to look it up on Google， but I believe when Patterson co-writes he composes a detailed outline and then the co-author， in this case Barker， writes the chapters before revisions and rewrites are made by both parties。 As I said， I have never read anything by James Patterson， and I’m sure other readers would be able to spot his trademark style， but for me Barker’s voice clearly shone through the prose in this novel and I was not disappointed！Made up of 102 short and snappy chapters， and told from multiple points of view， this novel was fast paced and gripping。 The momentum of the storytelling really conveyed and heightened the urgency the characters were feeling throughout， and I too began to feel like I was in a race against time， devouring each page。I don’t want to give too much away and ruin the suspense for other readers， but I highly recommend this book。 I’m not sure what genre it falls into， but if you’re a fan of mystery， sci-fi or thrillers， and prefer a plot driven story put this on your TBR immediately！！* Thanks to Little， Brown and Company， via NetGalley， for this ARC * For more reviews， please visit: https://twiabblog。wixsite。com/theworl。。。 。。。more
Elise Eichmuller
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J。D Barker never — and I mean NEVER — fails to blow my mind。 Is there even a genre called sci-fi horror？ If there is， Barker and Patterson just won the book oscars for it。 I don’t know how collaborations work between authors， but there is a very definite Barker vibe in parts of the story and a very definite Patterson vibe in others。 It almost felt like they wrote entire chapters separate and apart from each other and put them together and — poof — magic happens。 I haven’t read their previous col J。D Barker never — and I mean NEVER — fails to blow my mind。 Is there even a genre called sci-fi horror？ If there is， Barker and Patterson just won the book oscars for it。 I don’t know how collaborations work between authors， but there is a very definite Barker vibe in parts of the story and a very definite Patterson vibe in others。 It almost felt like they wrote entire chapters separate and apart from each other and put them together and — poof — magic happens。 I haven’t read their previous collab， but if it’s half as good as this one， it would still be a 5-star read。If I HAD to put a genre to it， I’d say it was horror。 It scared the shit out of me。 95% of it would be that something-jumping-out-at-you sort of scared。 The last 5% of the story was the deep mortal fear， the kind you feel when you are alone in the storage room in the basement and all the hairs on the back of your neck stand up for no reason。。。that you know of。。。SO GOOD！ I NEED MORE！ 。。。more
Lisa
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My thanks to Little Brown and Company， J。D。 Barker and James Patterson， and always Netgalley！I said it with the first Patterson and Barker mashup/I don't know who comes up with these stories， but I'm mostly sure that Barker writes them！Whatever is going on？ I'm happy as a pig in a mudpile！ I love it！I'll confess that this story gave me serious Stephen King vibes！ Not for the writing style， but for the eerie feelings！ It's been a while since that happened！I didn't love these characters as deep as My thanks to Little Brown and Company， J。D。 Barker and James Patterson， and always Netgalley！I said it with the first Patterson and Barker mashup/I don't know who comes up with these stories， but I'm mostly sure that Barker writes them！Whatever is going on？ I'm happy as a pig in a mudpile！ I love it！I'll confess that this story gave me serious Stephen King vibes！ Not for the writing style， but for the eerie feelings！ It's been a while since that happened！I didn't love these characters as deep as I should have though！ It's just that I eventually hit a threshold， and realized that unless this is a duology， or trilogy then nothing is going to end well。 Nothing。We will all run！ 。。。more
Dee
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Tennant and her sister Sadie live on the mountains with a group of nomads living off the grid。 While out hunting for rabbits their father and mother scoop the girls up and put them in an underground shelter to save them from the massive explosion that has destroyed their community。 Tennet has earplugs in her hears from trying not to hear the rabbits squeal due to being caught in a snare。 Sadie does not。 And that’s when they hear a horrendous noise that will change their lives an other forever。 2 Tennant and her sister Sadie live on the mountains with a group of nomads living off the grid。 While out hunting for rabbits their father and mother scoop the girls up and put them in an underground shelter to save them from the massive explosion that has destroyed their community。 Tennet has earplugs in her hears from trying not to hear the rabbits squeal due to being caught in a snare。 Sadie does not。 And that’s when they hear a horrendous noise that will change their lives an other forever。 2of my favorite authors J。D。 Barker & James Patterson team up to write one of the most brilliant books I’ve read this year！ Full of mystery， the kind of book once you start reading you don’t want to stop。 Thank you J。D Barker for the email you sent inviting me to read this！ 。。。more
Frederick Wysocki
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“The Noise” changes those that hear it。 In a race against time， doctors and scientists try to discover what it is， so they can stop it。 The result is another J。D。 Barker masterpiece。 A fabulous plot driven story that immediately grabs you and never lets you get to sleep until you get some answers。 J。D。 Barker’s writing under James Patterson’s brand is once again a winner。
Mommacat
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Review CopyWell， Barker and Patterson did it again。 They make one heckuva team and I， for one am so glad they started collaborating。 THE NOISE is a story best gone into blind， knowing nothing。 Try to figure it out as the story unwinds and as the twists turn。 The writing of the two authors blends seamlessly。 I couldn't tell who wrote which chapter - their skills are so similar。 And the story。。。maybe some people will see the end coming， but I sure didn't。 What a ride！ Thank you J。D。 and James for Review CopyWell， Barker and Patterson did it again。 They make one heckuva team and I， for one am so glad they started collaborating。 THE NOISE is a story best gone into blind， knowing nothing。 Try to figure it out as the story unwinds and as the twists turn。 The writing of the two authors blends seamlessly。 I couldn't tell who wrote which chapter - their skills are so similar。 And the story。。。maybe some people will see the end coming， but I sure didn't。 What a ride！ Thank you J。D。 and James for an amazing book。 Highly Recommended。 Check it out。 。。。more
Irene
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"Psst。 Wanna be one of the first to read THE NOISE By J。D。 Barker and James Patterson” email had me rushing to NetGalley to download the eArc。 From there I was pitched head long into a pulse pounding， nerve racking thriller of a story。 What was Ana Shim？ Why were teeming masses of people stampeding causing death and destruction in their wake？ What are the vibrations that kept getting louder and louder？ What is causing the raising temperatures？ The reader and characters are led in the into the st "Psst。 Wanna be one of the first to read THE NOISE By J。D。 Barker and James Patterson” email had me rushing to NetGalley to download the eArc。 From there I was pitched head long into a pulse pounding， nerve racking thriller of a story。 What was Ana Shim？ Why were teeming masses of people stampeding causing death and destruction in their wake？ What are the vibrations that kept getting louder and louder？ What is causing the raising temperatures？ The reader and characters are led in the into the story at the same pace without much of clue as to what is going on or coming up next。 An amazing suspense thriller by these two authors with an unexpected ending。 Highly recommended。 Thank you so much to J。D。 Parker for the email invitation， James Patterson， Little Brown and Company， and NetGalley for opportunity to preview the book。 。。。more
Jg
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I’ve read Patterson collaborations before but I’ve never been exactly sure how they work。 Apparently Patterson writes a detailed outline and the co-author does the writing。 I looked it up because the entire time I was reading， J。D。 Barker’s style of writing，his voice， came through 100%， not Patterson’s 。 I’m a fan of Barker’s work， and this book is no exception。 The book ends on an ambiguous note， and you better understand how the internet and electronic devices work because there is a lot of te I’ve read Patterson collaborations before but I’ve never been exactly sure how they work。 Apparently Patterson writes a detailed outline and the co-author does the writing。 I looked it up because the entire time I was reading， J。D。 Barker’s style of writing，his voice， came through 100%， not Patterson’s 。 I’m a fan of Barker’s work， and this book is no exception。 The book ends on an ambiguous note， and you better understand how the internet and electronic devices work because there is a lot of technical information offered here。 I also can’t help but wonder how it would have ended if Barker were able to craft the ending himself。 But the book works， sucking you in from the first page reading like both a supernatural and sci-fi novel and it’s a plot I don’t usually associate with Patterson books so that alone was a nice surprise。 A great escape of a read， and when you’re done with this check out JD Barker’s stand alone novels。 。。。more
Anne
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Let me just say that this novel makes the pandemic look like a silly little cold！ Yes， that's not meant to deter you as it's a fabulous book （just look at the two authors）， but it's terrifying and you can't look away！ It starts out with two sisters， Sophie and Tennant who are out trapping rabbits when their father suddenly throws them into their underground shelter and leaves them there。 As they attempt to escape， it's clear something cataclysmic has happened to their world。 And when the Army he Let me just say that this novel makes the pandemic look like a silly little cold！ Yes， that's not meant to deter you as it's a fabulous book （just look at the two authors）， but it's terrifying and you can't look away！ It starts out with two sisters， Sophie and Tennant who are out trapping rabbits when their father suddenly throws them into their underground shelter and leaves them there。 As they attempt to escape， it's clear something cataclysmic has happened to their world。 And when the Army helicopters begin to descend and they are "captured" we realize nothing will ever be the same again。 That's all the plot you get because I can't even begin to fathom the depths of this terror that feels all too real in light of what's happening in our society！ So enter at your own risk。。。。but do enter！Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC！ 。。。more
Stephen Chase
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The best of James Patterson！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Dave
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Co-written by the tag team of James Patterson and J。D。 Barker， “The Noise” is a pounding thriller like that horror movie you can’t peel your eyes off of。 Although the authors give the reader plenty of alternating points of view， the reader is slowly and skillfully led into it just as the characters are without much clue as to what is going on and what is coming next。 And， if you like thrillers， this is just how you like it。All set in the tranquil Pacific Northwest， which appears to be not-so-tra Co-written by the tag team of James Patterson and J。D。 Barker， “The Noise” is a pounding thriller like that horror movie you can’t peel your eyes off of。 Although the authors give the reader plenty of alternating points of view， the reader is slowly and skillfully led into it just as the characters are without much clue as to what is going on and what is coming next。 And， if you like thrillers， this is just how you like it。All set in the tranquil Pacific Northwest， which appears to be not-so-tranquil anymore， the story begins with a pair of young girls （Tennant and Sophie） whose family are off-the-grid survivalists， but nothing prepared them for what they have to survive now。 Their small Mt。 Hood town is ripped asunder and survival， if that’s what you are going to call it， means having everything ripped apart and blood pouring from their eyes and ears and noses。 But， they seem to be the only survivors。The scene switches to a doctor （Martha） taken out of her ordinary life with military-precision and taken by black ops helicopters to somewhere in the Northwest where something has happened。 Given no information whatsoever， the doctor and a team of specialists are expected to come to some conclusions。 But what they find staggers any expectations they might have。 It is a phenomena that can barely be explained unless it comes from something out of this world or something that had been buried deep beneath the world for ages like a Balrog out of Lord of the Rings。What makes this thriller work so well is that the reader is kept in mystery for much of the book just as the characters are and the reader discovers things slowly， things that do not make much sense。It was exciting to receive an advance copy， but hard to put down even when you have a million things to do。 Coming soon to a bookstore near you。Print length: 432 pagesPublisher: Little， Brown and CompanyPublication date August 16， 2021 。。。more
Sue Blanchard
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I grew up reading Stephen King and Dean Koontz。 Two incredible writers with very active imaginations。 J D Barker has been likened to the same calibre of King and Koontz。 Sorry， but I don't agree。 Barker has surpassed the masters。 To be asked if I would like to read an advanced copy of The Noise was like being a kid at Christmas。 A new JD Barker novel？ Hell， yes！！！Excited does not begin to describe how I felt as this book was downloading to my Kindle。 Internet， don't fail me now。The Noise by J I grew up reading Stephen King and Dean Koontz。 Two incredible writers with very active imaginations。 J D Barker has been likened to the same calibre of King and Koontz。 Sorry， but I don't agree。 Barker has surpassed the masters。 To be asked if I would like to read an advanced copy of The Noise was like being a kid at Christmas。 A new JD Barker novel？ Hell， yes！！！Excited does not begin to describe how I felt as this book was downloading to my Kindle。 Internet， don't fail me now。The Noise by J D Barker and James Patterson， their second collaboration， is an amazing roller-coaster read。 Full of twists and turns， mysterious characters and a fast paced narrative， it keeps you hooked until the very end。 At the turn of each page， the end of each chapter， you find yourself questioning where these two amazing authors are taking you。 It's certainly one hell of a ride。 So sit back， get comfortable and turn your phone to silent。 You will not want the interruption。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Noise
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Noise&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Noise&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0