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What strikes me is the surrounding picture I’m struck thinking “where are the books? Where are the bookshelves? There’s like 6 books sparsely populating a shelf
by wincy 5y ago
What strikes me is the surrounding picture I’m struck thinking “where are the books? Where are the bookshelves? There’s like 6 books sparsely populating a shelf. When I think of a used book store like the one I frequented when I was a teenager, I expect it to be absolutely lousy with books in every nook and cranny, filled to the brim with interesting finds.
- maicro 5y agoI mean, obviously they had to get the books for the tower from _somewhere_...
- elliekelly 5y agoThis is everything I love about the Book Barn[1] it's bursting at the seams with used books. Even though the traffic between Boston & NYC is awful I prefer to drive just so I can stop by and explore. I've never encountered a bad used bookstore but the Book Barn is hands down the best I've ever come across. [1]https://www.bookbarnniantic.com/explore-the-store https://www.bookbarnniantic.com/explore-the-store
- Aromasin 5y agoOne of my favourite book shops is in Brixton, London. It piled floor to ceiling in a place opposite the markets, and there's a book in the back with comfy sofas, a store cat, and a very hippy dippy owner who loves a natter about what he read this week. He curated the whackiest collection of literature, from high school text books, to ones on shamanistic practices in pre-colonial Uganda. It's utterly bizarre, and the complete antithesis of the author of OPs article. I try to avoid being critical of people's work, especially businesses because good on them for at least trying, but in this case I think the shop from the article is truly lacking any soul that a traditional bookshop can and should have. Empty shelves look sad, not trendy.