Barnes & Noble
Book store · 106 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 3,123 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 107 reviews flagged
How this score works
The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.
- Burst
- — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
- Low activity account
- — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
- Duplicate text
- — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.
Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.
Review anatomy
Reviews examined
1,000
Flagged
107
11% of examined
Flagged avg rating
5★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Nov ’19 | 28 | 7 |
| Dec ’19 | 46 | 3 |
| Jan ’20 | 69 | 10 |
| Feb ’20 | 77 | 9 |
| Mar ’20 | 39 | 5 |
| Apr ’20 | 0 | 0 |
| May ’20 | 3 | 0 |
| Jun ’20 | 4 | 1 |
| Jul ’20 | 24 | 11 |
| Aug ’20 | 25 | 4 |
| Sep ’20 | 28 | 1 |
| Oct ’20 | 25 | 3 |
| Nov ’20 | 23 | 5 |
| Dec ’20 | 33 | 2 |
| Jan ’21 | 28 | 2 |
| Feb ’21 | 20 | 5 |
| Mar ’21 | 28 | 6 |
| Apr ’21 | 37 | 3 |
| May ’21 | 34 | 1 |
| Jun ’21 | 29 | 0 |
| Jul ’21 | 30 | 3 |
| Aug ’21 | 34 | 1 |
| Sep ’21 | 21 | 1 |
| Oct ’21 | 29 | 2 |
| Nov ’21 | 26 | 1 |
| Dec ’21 | 24 | 3 |
| Jan ’22 | 26 | 3 |
| Feb ’22 | 11 | 1 |
| Mar ’22 | 20 | 1 |
| Apr ’22 | 20 | 1 |
| May ’22 | 19 | 4 |
| Jun ’22 | 13 | 1 |
| Jul ’22 | 14 | 0 |
| Aug ’22 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep ’22 | 17 | 2 |
| Oct ’22 | 15 | 3 |
| Nov ’22 | 17 | 0 |
| Dec ’22 | 22 | 1 |
| Jan ’23 | 19 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
7 occurrences — worst: 4 five-star reviews on 2020-11-16 vs avg 0.7/day
weight 1
Show all 7
- 3 five-star reviews on 2019-11-23 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2019-11-24 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2020-07-22 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2020-07-25 vs avg 0.6/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2020-11-16 vs avg 0.7/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2022-05-30 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2022-10-24 vs avg 0.4/day
- low activity account 70 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 17 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great selection of books and service.
- Maurice Darden ★★★★ 2019-12-27 suspicion 64
- R Giarrantano ★★★★★ 2020-10-21 suspicion 62
- Shanice Watkis ★★★★★ 2021-07-16 suspicion 64
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Love this Barnes and Nobles
- Peggy Durant ★★★★★ 2019-12-06 suspicion 83
- Khalica Moore ★★★★★ 2020-01-15 suspicion 68
- Ernesto Jr Rodriguez ★★★★★ 2021-05-09 suspicion 83
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Very clean, the staff very friendly.
- Rivka Bar-Chaim ★★★★★ 2021-02-19 suspicion 62
- Robert Remache ★★★★★ 2021-03-08 suspicion 71
- Shamain Ballantyne ★★★★ 2021-04-02 suspicion 71
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
One of my daughter's favorite stores
- Herminio Flores (Hermin) ★★★★ 2021-03-01 suspicion 58
- Andre George ★★★★★ 2023-01-01 suspicion 58
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
It Has Everything You They have for you
- DAMIAN COX ★★★★ 2021-03-30 suspicion 56
- Katrina Bailey ★★★★★ 2022-05-28 suspicion 56
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
I love this bookstore
- tamika jones ★★★★★ 2020-03-10 suspicion 65
- Charles Jackson ★★★★★ 2022-01-03 suspicion 65
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great selection and friendly staff!
- jo will ★★★★★ 2021-02-28 suspicion 57
- Sophia Alexopoulos-Lugo ★★★★★ 2021-07-29 suspicion 57
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 90 remaining flagged reviews.
guadalupe centeno
activity unknown
★★★★★
2020-07-25
Renee Biel
2 reviews
★★★★★
2020-07-25
This has always been my favorite place to go to. I can spend all day here and I have.
Ashley Eastman
20 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2022-10-24
Clean and workers are helpful
Allison Edwards
9 reviews
★★★★★
2022-10-24
Wave Yaki
30 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2022-10-24
Ava Tartour
21 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2022-05-30
Luana Reynolds
10 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2022-05-30
Donna Torres
136 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2022-05-30
Bought a book, didn't like it, returned it the next day with no problem
Lucian Coard
9 reviews
★★★★★
2020-11-16
Karyne Tinord
5 reviews
★★★★★
2020-11-16
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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